Apricot Strudel

This Apricot Strudel is so easy to prepare. It is called a coffee cake. So you do enjoy it with coffee as healthy breakfast. You can also wake your family up with the delicious smell of it!

Prep time: 20 minutes
Cook time: 20 minutes

(Make 6 serves)

Amount Per Serving: 143 Calories, 20.6 g. Carbohydrates, 2 g. Dietary Fiber, 2.6 g. Fat, 0.2 g. Saturated Fat

Ingredients:

• 1 can (about 29 oz.) of sliced apricot in natural syrup, drained
• 2 Tbsp. of brown sugar
• 1 tsp. of ground cinnamon
• 3/4 cup of sultanas
• 1/4 cup of roasted hazelnuts, finely chopped
• 6 sheets fillo pastry
• 1 Tbsp. of no-fat milk
• 1 Tbsp. of icing sugar mixture

Preparation:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Grease oven tray.
• In medium-size bowl, combine apricots, sugar, cinnamon, sultanas and nuts.
• Stack fillo sheets, lightly brushing each with milk as you layer. Spread apricot filling over fillo, leaving 2-inch at edge of one long side. Fold short sides over, starting from filled long-side edge, roll strudel to enclose filling. Place, seam-side down, on prepared tray.
• Brush strudel with remaining milk. Bake, uncovered, in oven until lightly browned (about 25 min). dust strudel with icing sugar before serving, warm of cold, with ice-cream, if desired.
• Tips : Canned peaches or apples could replace the apricots.

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