Cranberry-Apple Strudel

 

  Makes  8 servings

Butter-flavored nonstick cooking spray
1 ...................tablespoon  margarine
1 ...................tablespoon  packed light brown sugar
2 ...................medium Golden Delicious apples , cored , peeled  and diced
1/4 ................cup raisins
1 ...................can (16 ounces) whole-berry cranberry sauce
6 ...................sheets phyllo dough
3 ...................tablespoons  graham cracker crumbs , divided
1/4 ................cup toasted  almonds , chopped

1 .          Preheat oven  to 375*F . Spray cookie sheet  with cooking spray . Set aside . Melt margarine  in large saucepan  over medium heat . Add brown sugar  ; bring to a boil . Add apples  and raisins  ; cook 10 minutes  or until apples  can be easily  pierce with a folk . Remove from heat . Add cranberry sauce ; mix  well . Set aside .
2 .         Place 1 sheet of phyllo on piece  of parchment  paper with narrow  side  farthest away . Spray  phyllo  with cooking spray  ; sprinkle  1/2 tablespoon graham cracker  crumbs on phyllo . Overlap  second sheet  of phyllo  over first sheet  about 1-inch  down on down from top . Spray with cooking  spray ; sprinkle  with 1/2 tablespoon crumbs . Continue  overlapping  with remaining phyllo  and crumbs , spraying  with cooking spray  between each layer .
3 .          Spoon cooled  cranberry mixture  into center  of phyllo  . Sprinkle  chopped  almonds over mixture . Fold bottom  and sides  of phyllo  to cover mixture  , forming an envelope . With floured  hands , roll filled phyllo  , jelly roll fashion , to form a strudel . Place  strudel  on prepared  cookie sheet . Spray  top with  cooking spray . Make 8 diagonal  cuts across  top of strudel . Bake  12 to 15 minutes  or until lightly browned .
4.          Cool on rack 30 minutes   Cut  crosswise into 8 pieces .
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