Nonstick cooking spray
5 Sheets phyllo dough
18 oz Mincemeat — 2 cups
2/3 c Walnuts — chopped
2 lg Apples — cored and diced
1/3 c Brown sugar
1 ts Rum extract
Preheat oven to 325F. Spray a 9-inch pie plate with cooking spray.
To make the top pie crust, spray 2 sheets of phyllo dough with nonstick
cooking spray; stack sheets and cut the stack in half to make 4 sheets.
Stack the 4 sheets and place a pieplate on top to score a circle the size
of the bottom of the plate; trim off excess dough. Use decorative cookie
cutter to cut out a stencil in the center. Set top crust aside and cover
with a damp towel (always do this when working with phyllo dough).
To make the bottom crust, stack the remaining 3 sheets, cut stack to make 6
sheets. Lay one sheet on the pie plate and spray with cooking spray.
Repeat with remaining sheets layering clockwise to cover entire pie plate.
Trim off excess dough. Bake 8-10 min or til lightly golden. Let cool for 5
min.
Filling: Combine mincemeat, walnuts, apples, brown sugar and rum extract in
a saucepan. Bring to a simmer; cover. Cook 10 min or until apples are
tender, stirring occasionally. Pour filling into prepared bottom crust and
cover with prepared top crust. Bake at 350F for 10-15min or until golden.
Yields
10 Servings