Harvest-Festival Fruit Strudels

Ingredients

• 2 pounds cooking apple diced
• 1 stick cinnamon (3-inch)
• 0.5 cup breadcrumbs dry
• 16 ounce fruit mixed dried diced
• 0.3 cup butter 
• 0.5 teaspoon nutmeg freshly grated
• 0.3 cup orange juice fresh
• 1 tablespoon orange rind grated
• 16 sheets phyllo dough frozen thawed
• 0.5 cup port sweet
• 0.5 cup sugar 
• 4 teaspoons vegetable oil 

Equipment

• bowl
• baking sheet
• sauce pan
• oven
• cutting board

Directions

1. Combine first 6 ingredients in a large saucepan, and bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer fruit mixture 35 minutes or until liquid is absorbed, stirring occasionally.
2. Remove fruit mixture from heat, and stir in apple. Cool, uncovered, and discard cinnamon stick.
3. Combine the margarine and oil in a small saucepan; cook over low heat until the marga-rine melts, stirring well.
4. Combine the breadcrumbs and nutmeg in a small bowl.
5. Preheat oven to 35
6. Place 1 phyllo sheet on a large cutting board or work surface (cover the remaining dough to keep from drying), and lightly brush with margarine mixture.
7. Sprinkle 1 1/2 teaspoons of the breadcrumb mixture lengthwise down the 4-inch center section of phyllo. Spoon 1/3 cup of fruit mixture onto the breadcrumb mixture about 2 inches from one short end, spreading fruit mixture to form a 4 x 2-inch rectangle. Fold one long side on phyllo over filling, and repeat with other long side, overlapping phyllo. Starting at short edge with filling, roll up phyllo jelly-roll fashion. (Do not roll tightly, or the strudel may split.)
8. Place strudel, seam side down, on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray. Lightly coat strudel with cooking spray. Repeat procedure with the remaining phyllo, margarine mixture, breadcrumb mixture, and fruit mixture.
9. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes or until strudel is golden brown.
10. Serve warm or at room temperature.