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Asian pear and lyche strudel

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Ingredients:
3 ea Phyllo dough, sheets
1/4 cupButter, melted
1/3 cupCoconut, toasted
-- shredded
2 cupLyche, seeded, halved
1/4 cupWalnut, roasted, chopped
1/4 cupRaisins, soaked in
-- plum wine
3 tbspGinger, candied
1 1/2 cupAsian pear, peeled, diced
1 tspZest, lemon
1 tbspSugar
1 tbspJuice, lime OR
1 tbspJuice, lemon
1 tspFive spice, powder
1 tbspWine, plum
Sugar, confectioner's
Procedures:
1Filling: ========
2soak your golden raisins in plum wine overnight or longer.
3depending on the ingredients available to you, mix appropriate quantities up so as to fill the dough.
4You can certainly use more or less of each ingredient to suit your individual tastes.
5You"ll need about four cups total filling.
6assembly: =========
7spread the two sheets of phyllo dough out on your work surface, one on top of the other.
8Paint the top layer of dough with some of the melted better and then spread a nice thin layer of toasted coconut over the entire pastry.
9pour your filling along the long edge of the phyllo dough, and roll the dough up as tightly as possible (remember to fold in the ends as you roll so the ends are "sealed") and put on a non-stick baking sheet.
10paint the top of the roll with melted butter and bake at 350°F until the dough is golden brown.
11when done, take the strudel out of the oven and let it cool on a rack.
12Just before serving, sprinkle a little powdered sugar over the top.
13Slice the roll on a diagonal for a more attractive presentation.
14for elegant presentation, you might serve the strudel pieces on a plate with slices of kiwi, orange, lemon, and pear as garnish.