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Asian Pear and Lychee Strudel

Category: Desserts

Author: Michelle

Date: 9/1/2009 9:37:48 AM

Rating:

(5)

Ingredients:

3 ea Phyllo dough, sheets
1/4 c Butter, melted
1/3 c Coconut, toasted, shredded
2 cup Lychee, seeded, halved
1/4 cup Walnut, roasted, chopped
1/4 cup Raisins, soaked in plum wine
3 tbsp Ginger, candied
1 1/2 cup Asian pear, peeled, diced
1 tsp Zest, lemon
1 tbsp Sugar
1 tbsp Juice, lime OR
1 tbsp Juice, lemon
1 tsp Five spice, powder
1 tbsp Wine, plum
confectioner''s sugar

Instructions:

FILLING:
1. Soak golden raisins in plum wine overnight or longer.

2. Mix ingredients togetherDepending on the ingredients available to you, mix appropriate quantities up so as to fill the dough. You can certainly use more or less of each ingredient to suit your individual tastes. You''ll need about four cups total filling.

ASSEMBLY:
3. Spread the two sheets of phyllo dough out on your work surface, one on top of the other. Paint the top layer of dough with some of the melted better and then spread a nice thin layer of toasted coconut over the entire pastry.

4. Pour your filling along the long edge of the phyllo dough, and roll the dough up as tightly as possible (remember to fold in the ends as you roll so the ends are "sealed") and put on a non-stick baking sheet.

5. Paint the top of the roll with melted butter and bake at 350 F until the dough is golden brown.

6. When done, take the strudel out of the oven and let it cool on a rack. Just before serving, sprinkle a