7 and dried fruit strudel Recipes

all-purpose flour, sugar, table salt, chilled unsalted butter , 2 sticks cut into 1/4-inch pieces, chilled vegetable shortening, cut in pieces, sour cream, golden raisin, chopped pitted prunes, chopped pitted dates, dried currant, grated orange zest from 1 oranges, grated lemon zest and 1 tbsp lemon, juice of, pear brandy other brandy or 1/3 cup dark rum, firm ripe pears, peeled and cut into 1/2 inch dice, honey, gingersnaps , coarsely crumbled use 4 if pears are very juicy, ground cinnamon, ground allspice, ground cardamom, grated nutmeg, ground black pepper, cream or 1 tbsp milk, granulated sugar, sugar , for dusting

sugar, port or other sweet red wine, grated orange rind, fresh orange juice, dried mixed fruit, diced, cinnamon stick, diced cooking apple (2 lb), margarine, vegetable oil, dry breadcrumbs, freshly grated nutmeg, sheets frozen phyllo dough, thawed

pitted prunes, coarsely chopped, dried apricots, coarsely chopped, sugar, divided, orange juice, apricot brandy, ground cinnamon, vanilla extract, sweetened dried cranberries, pistachios, coarsely chopped, toasted walnuts or pecans, coarsely chopped, apricot preserves, phyllo pastry sheets, butter, melted

all-purpose flour, cold unsalted butter cut into pea sized bits, sour cream, pitted prunes (half of a 12-oz box), prune juice, sugar, vanilla, golden raisins, dried cherries, coarsely chopped walnuts or pecans, egg, water

cream cheese pastry, jam any flavor, dried fruit any flavor, chopped nuts optional, any kind