Apple-Fillo Boregs – the Armenian Apple Strudel!

I recently participated in an Armenian cooking
demonstration at St. David Armenian Church along with three other women. The church’s
event planning committee hosts a monthly lecture series on various topics
relevant to current events, health, finances, and community concerns. On this particular
night, the ‘Art of Armenian Cooking’ was featured.


Each participant chose their own recipe to demonstrate. Nina
Stapan showed how to make Armenian string cheese; Deanna Stepanian made eech;
our priest’s wife, Anna-Lusi Simonyan, prepared nazook; I made traditional cheese boregs. It
was a lot of fun, and, the best part was that the audience got to sample the
finished products!



(NOTE: The highlighted recipes are from The Armenian Kitchen site, and are not the exact recipes prepared by the other ladies who participated.)



An audience member tries her hand at making a cheese boreg.

After the demonstration I had a few sheets of fillo dough left over which I brought home. Since there were several apples in my
refrigerator begging to be used, I made my
version of apple strudel, better known as, Apple-Fillo Boregs!


Apple-Fillo Boregs
Apple
– Fillo Boregs

Yield: 10 to 12 pieces


Apple Filling Ingredients:

4 large apples (I used both Gala and Honey Crisp), peeled,
cored and diced

2 Tbsp. butter

1 tsp. lemon zest

1 Tbsp. lemon juice

2 Tbsp. sugar

1 tsp. vanilla extract

1 Tbsp. cornstarch

1 tsp. cinnamon


Apple Filling Directions:

In a saucepan cook together the apple filling ingredients
over medium heat for about 5 minutes, stirring from time to time, until the
apples begin to soften and thicken.

Remove pot from heat and allow the apple filling to cool.


Fillo Dough:

10- 12 sheets fillo dough, thawed and brought to room
temperature about 15 minutes before using (Note: One fillo sheet is used for
each boreg.)

½ stick (4 Tbsp.) butter, melted


Assembling Directions:

Keep the fillo dough covered with plastic wrap and a
lightly dampened kitchen towel to prevent it from drying out.


Working with one fillo sheet at a time, lightly brush the
fillo with melted butter.

Place apple filling on a buttered sheet of fillo dough.
Place about 2 generous Tbsp. apple filling one the fillo about one
inch from the bottom center. Fold the inch of fillo up over the apples.
Fold the dough from the bottom-up to cover the apples, then fold each side of dough inward. Roll the bundle away from you to create what looks like a burrito.
Fold
the two sides in to cover the apples. Roll from the bottom upwards, buttering
any dry fillo surfaces as you roll. This should resemble a burrito.
Ready to bake.
Place each rolled fillo packet on a parchment-lined baking
sheet. Butter the tops with melted butter.

To Bake:

Bake in a preheated 375°F oven for about 15 minutes, or
until golden brown. Remove from oven; cool a few minutes before serving. Dust with powdered
sugar, if you wish.


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