filo apple and dried fruit fingers

Ingredients:

1 tablespoon currants

1 tablespoon sultanas

1 tablespoon raisins, chopped

1 tablespoon dried apricots, chopped

1 tablespoon almonds, blanched and shaved

1 granny smith apple, peeled, cored and grated

Rind and juice of ½ lemon

1 tablespoon caster sugar ½ teaspoon cinnamon

8 sheets of filo pastry

30 grams of butter

Icing sugar for dusting

Method:

1. Pre heat oven to 200˚C

2. Combined the dried fruits, almonds, apple, lemon rind and juice, sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl, and mix well.

3. Brush each sheet of filo pastry with melted butter and fold in half.

4. Brush with melted butter and fold in half again.

5. Cover the folded filo with a clean damp tea towel.

6. Dived the filling mixture between the eight sections of pasty.

7. Fold up the bottom of each and fold the sides in, then roll up to form a cylindrical shape.

8. Place each roll on the tray, so that the join is underneath.

9. Brush each roll with melted butter and cut three diagonal slashes with a sharp knife to prevent the fingers splitting with cooked.

10.Bake for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown.

11.Dust with icing sugar, then you’re done enjoy.