Cran-Raspberry Phyllo Pastries

Name: Cran-Raspberry Phyllo Pastries
Prep time: 1 h 55 min
Cook time: 1 h 55 min
Total time: 1 h 55 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 30 milliliters raspberry liqueur (recommended: Chambord) or German cherry brandy (recommended: Kirschwasser); 3 Tbsps brown sugar; 59 milliliters melted butter; 237 milliliters dried cranberries (recommended: Craisins); 1 lime, juiced; 2 oranges, juiced; 118 milliliters mascarpone cheese; 8 sheets phyllo dough (based on 18 by 14-inch sheets which are often sold in packs of 18 to 20 for thickness number 4)

Cran-Raspberry Phyllo Pastries takes around 1 hour and 55 minutes from beginning to end. This lacto ovo vegetarian recipe serves 8. One serving contains 254 calories, 3g of protein, and 13g of fat. If you have german cherry brandy, juice of orange, cranberries, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It works well as an inexpensive crust.

Instructions

In a saucepan, combine orange juice, lime juice, brown sugar, dried cranberries, and raspberry liqueur (or brandy). Reduce liquid until thick and syrupy.

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Dried Cranberries

Raspberry Liqueur

Orange Juice

Brown Sugar

Lime Juice

Brandy

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Sauce Pan

Place in refrigerator to let cool and jell up.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

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Oven

If phyllo was frozen, make sure it is completely defrosted before handling it. Once removed from package, you will need to cover phyllo with waxed paper and a damp towel to prevent it from drying out. Working with 1 sheet at a time, lay out each dough sheet and brush on butter. Fold in half, brush again, fold in half, cut in half. (Each dough sheet should yield 2 rectangles, roughly 4 by 4 inches, so you will have 16 squares.) Spoon a small amount of mascarpone cheese and a spoonful of the cranberry mix in the center of each square. Bring up corners to form into a small square packet and brush more butter on top.

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Mascarpone