Nutty Layered Pastry Using Filo (fillo, Phyllo) Dough Pecan Almo

Total Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 9
• 8 ounces phyllo pastry sheets
• 1 1/4 cups sliced almonds
• 1/2 cup egg
• cooking spray
• 1 egg
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup pecans, ground

Recipe

• 1 make the filling by briskly stirring together the whole egg, brown sugar, and pecans. set aside.
• 2 prepare by setting out your ingredients, a pastry brush, and cookie sheet covered in aluminum foil and sprayed with cooking spray. set the oven to 350.
• 3 follow the directions on the box of filo dough to help keep the sheets moist while working to make these.
• 4 lay out one sheet of filo dough and brush with egg , layer next sheet and spray lightly with cooking spray.continue until you have done 5 sheets.
• 5 after you've set the fifth sheet down, sprinkle 1/2 cup almonds over the top evenly.
• 6 continue alternating egg and cooking spray with another 5 sheets of dough.
• 7 next, gently spread the filling mixture, taking care to spread it evenly without damaging the layers of dough.
• 8 add the next sheet and continue as in the beginning by alternating sheets brushed with egg , and sheets sprayed with cooking spray until you again have 5 complete.
• 9 spread another 1/2 cup of almonds over the top, and continue again with the layering of the filo dough sheets until all sheets have been brushed/sprayed.
• 10 there should be twenty sheets total and you should have three filled "layers".
• 11 cute the large rectangle into quadrants and layer them on top of one another. place the layered pastry onto a prepared cookie sheet.
• 12 bake at 350 for approx 40-50 minutes until golden.
• 13 allow to cool and then cut into 9 pieces.