Back to recipes
Starters and side dishes
,
Holiday season

Honeycrisp apple pastilla with old cheddar Le Cru du clocher

Portions:
4 portions

Ingredients

  • 1 large Honeycrisp apple, peeled and diced
  • 15 ml (1 tablespoon) butter
  • 110 g (1/4 lb) Le cru du Clocher cheese, cut into small cubes
  • 30 ml (2 tablespoons) chopped dried cranberries
  • 30 ml (2 tablespoons) sunflower seeds
  • 30 ml (2 tablespoons) chopped pecans
  • 4 sheets of phyllo dough
  • 60 ml (4 tablespoons) olive oil
  • 500 ml (2 cups) Tradition apple juice
  • 4 coriander seeds
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 1.5 ml (1/4 teaspoon) ground nutmeg
  • 60 ml (4 tablespoons) dried cranberries

Preparation

  1. Preheat oven to 175°C (350°F).
  2. Cook apple cubes in butter until golden. Pour into a bowl. Add cheese, cranberries, sunflower seeds, pecans and mix.
  3. Brush sheets of phyllo dough with oil and stack in pairs. Spread with apple mixture and roll into two cylinders. Refrigerate.
  4. Combine apple juice and spices and reduce by 80-90% to syrup texture. Strain through a sieve. Add cranberries to reduced juice.
  5. Oil the outside of the cylinders and place them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake until golden-brown, turning on all sides. Cut each cylinder in half, then bevel each half. Serve with the reduced juice and a few pieces of julienned apple.