Cooking Recipe Pear & Fig Strudel
Recipe Ingredients
Directions
Cover the figs with pear juice & bring to a boil, let simmer for 25
minutes. Puree in a blender.
Peel & core the pears & chop into bite-sized pieces. Combine fig
paste, pears & cinnamon & allspice.
Preheat oven to 375F. Butter a 9"x14" baking pan. Layer 10 filo
sheets, 2 at a time, brushing butter on every second sheet &
spinkling it with breadcrumbs. Spread pear filling evenly over last
sheet. Cover with another 10 sheets of filo, layered as before with
butter & breadcrumbs.
Score the top sheet into pieces approx. 3" square. Bake for 35 to 40
minutes & then allow to cool for 15 minutes. Heat the honey, stirring
gently till warm. Drizzle over strudel & top with nuts. Cut with a
sharp knife.
"Sundays at Moosewood Restaurant Cookbook"