Apple Phyllo Tart

• Vegetarian

• Produce

  • 3 Apples

• Baking & Spices

  • 50 g Brown sugar
  • 1/2 tsp Cinnamon, ground
  • 1 Icing sugar
  • 1 good pinch Salt
  • 1/4 tsp Vanilla

• Nuts & Seeds

  • 75 g Pecan nuts, toasted and finely chopped

• Bread & Baked Goods

  • 1 100g cup Amaretti biscuits
  • 5 sheets Phyllo pastry

• Dairy

  • 50 g Butter

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Ingredients

• 75g pecan nuts, toasted and finely chopped
• 100g cup amaretti biscuits, crushed
• 50g brown sugar, plus more for sprinkling
• ½ tsp ground cinnamon
• good pinch of salt
• ¼ tsp vanilla powder (optional)
• 5 sheets phyllo pastry, covered with a damp tea towel
• 50g butter, melted
• 3 - 4 apples, cored and thinly sliced
• icing sugar for dusting

Directions

• Preheat oven to 200 degrees C
• Combine the pecans, biscuits, sugar, cinnamon, salt and vanilla (if used)
• Line a baking sheet with baking paper and place 1 phyllo sheet on top
• Brush the pastry with butter, and sprinkle a quarter of the nut mixture evenly over top.
• Place a sheet of pastry on top, brush with butter and top with another quarter of the nut mixture.
• Repeat twice more
• Top with remaining phyllo sheet, and brush with butter
• Arrange the apple slices on top of the pastry, slightly overlapping and leaving a 2cm border around edges
• Brush the apples with the remaining butter and sprinkle with some sugar
• Bake for about 20 minutes until the phyllo is golden brown and fruit is soft
• Let cool slightly and serve dusted with icing sugar