Easy Appetizer Recipes
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One of the Best Holiday Appetizer Recipes - Apple Filo Appetizers
If you are on the lookout for holiday appetizer recipes, this apple filo appetizer recipe is a nice one. Filo, which is also spelt phyllo sometimes, is a flaky type of pastry. These filo cups are filled with an apple and raisin mixture. There is some lemon juice to add a touch of sharpness and some cinnamon to enhance the apple flavor. These are sweet party appetizers and they are great if you are having a party around thanksgiving or Christmas because they are so festive.
This is one of our most easy party appetizers, since you just need to combine the fruit filling ingredients and stuff the filo pastry with it, then bake it. A lot of holiday appetizer recipes are served warm or are hot appetizer recipes, since a lot of holidays fall in the cooler months of the year. There are plenty of festive recipes to choose from and there are all kinds of cold appetizer recipes like seafood appetizers or fancy appetizer recipes if you are making food in the summertime.
The appetizers are great at a cocktail party or buffet. They are nice as an appetizer at a sit-down dinner or even for dessert with a scoop of ice cream on the side. It is nice to know some versatile appetizer recipes sometimes, those which can be an appetizer, snack, or dessert. Also, sometimes sweet appetizers are perfect for the occasion.
Fruity Apple Filo Appetizers
Ingredients -
1 cooking apple, peeled and chopped
1 teaspoon all purpose flour
1 tablespoon sugar
2 tablespoons raisins
3 sheets filo dough
2 tablespoons melted butter
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon lemon juice
Nonstick cooking spray
Preparation:
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
Mix together the apples, sugar, raisins, lemon juice, cinnamon and flour.
Brush one of the filo sheets with some melted butter and put another filo sheet on top.
Brush that one with melted butter and put a third sheet on top. Cut this stack of filo sheets into 4 smaller squares.
Spoon ¼ of the apple filling in the center of each filo square, then pinch the filo around the filling, enclosing it but with the top open.
Spray a baking sheet with nonstick cooking spray, and then brush the remaining melted butter over the tops of the filo packages.
Bake for 15 minutes or until golden, then serve warm.
(Serves 4)
Photo Description:
If you like holiday appetizer recipes, you will adore these delicious apple filo pastries. They smell really good and festive and they taste great. These are easy party appetizers and they are small so they are easy to eat with the fingers if you have a buffet or a cocktail party to cater for. These apple appetizers make a change from the seafood appetizers, summer appetizer recipes, shrimp appetizers and other kinds of appetizer snacks you might have made in the past. They are unusual and full of flavor. The crisp pastry contrasts nicely with the soft filling too.
