• Servings

  4-6

INGREDIENTS

• 3 envy™ apples
• ¼ cup raisins
• ¼ cup chopped pecans or pistachios
• ½ teaspoon mixed spice
• ½ cup ground almonds
• 1 tablespoon corn flour
• 6 sheets filo pastry
• 100g butter, melted
• ¼ cup chopped pistachios + 1 tablespoon raw sugar

METHOD

• Peel and core the envy™ apples and slice thinly
• In a large bowl combine envy™ apple slices, raisins, pecans, spice, ground almonds and corn flour and toss together
• Pre-heat the oven to 190 degrees and line a cooking tray with baking paper
• Lay out the first sheet of filo on a clean bench top and brush with melted butter
• Top with another layer of filo, continue with remaining sheets, buttering in between
• Arrange the apple slices on the filo pastry in a neat log down the center of the longest side, leaving about 5cm at each end
• Carefully fold each end in and roll the pastry up to encase the filling and form a log
• Place on the prepared tray with the seam underneath
• Brush the pastry all over with the butter and sprinkle with pistachios and sugar
• Bake for 30-40 minutes or until the pastry is golden
• Cool for 5 minutes before slicing and serving with cream, custard or ice-cream