Apple Phyllo Napoleons

Apple Phyllo Napoleons

Here is a very quick and easy dessert that is great this time of the year when the orchards are giving us their best crisp apples. These take only a few minutes to prepare and are easy enough for a weekday supper and fancy enough to serve at a dinner party.

• 4 large sheets phyllo pastry
• ½ cup melted butter
• ½ cup sugar
• 2 tsp cinnamon

Brush each layer of phyllo pastry with melted butter, then sprinkle with a mixture of the cinnamon and sugar.

Cut into 12 equal sized rectangles and bake on a cookie sheet at 350 degrees F for about 7 minutes or until golden brown.

Peel and cut into thick slices

• 6 large apples

In a large skillet melt

• ½ cup butter

Add

• 1 tsp cinnamon
• ½ cup light brown sugar

Cook until the sugar dissolves and the mixture is bubbly. Add the apples and sauté until the apples are just fork tender but not mushy. Remove the apples from the sauce. At this point, depending on the juice content of your apples, you may have to continue to boil the sauce to reduce it to a slightly thickened consistency.

Spoon the apples over one layer of pastry and drizzle with a little of the sauce. Repeat layer and top with a final layer of pastry and a drizzle of sauce. Great served with good vanilla ice cream.