Apple Strudel Recipe

Mix apples with raisins, lemon rind, sugar, cinnamon, and almonds. Set aside. Place 1 phyllo leaf on a kitchen towel and brush with melted butter. Place a second leaf on top and brush with butter again. Repeat until 5 leaves have been used, using about 1/2 cup of butter.

Cook and stir bread crumbs with 1/4 cup of butter until lightly browned. Sprinkle 3/4 cup crumbs on the layered phyllo leaves. Mound 1/2 of the filling in a 3-inch strip along the narrow end of phyllo, leaving a 2-inch border. Lift towel, using it to roll leaves over apples, jelly roll fashion. Brush top of the strudel with butter and sprinkle with 2 Tablespoons crumbs. Repeat the entire procedure for second strudel. Bake the strudels at 400 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes until browned.