Brie Apple And Walnut Phyllo Triangles

Total Time: 1 hr 3 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 18 mins

Ingredients

• 8 sheets phyllo pastry
• 1/3 cup butter, melted
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 2 shallots, finely chopped
• 1 granny smith apple, unpeeled and finely chopped
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped
• 8 ounces brie cheese, diced
• 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped

Recipe

• 1 to make the filling, melt the butter in a skillet over medium heat.
• 2 add the shallots, apple, salt and pepper and cook until the shallots are softened, about 4 minutes.
• 3 let cool.
• 4 in a bowl, stir together the walnuts, brie and parsley.
• 5 stir in the apple mixture.
• 6 place one sheet of phyllo on the work surface, covering the rest with a damp towel to prevent drying out.
• 7 cut lengthwise into five 2-1/2" wide strips.
• 8 brush each strip with some of the butter.
• 9 spoon 1 teaspoons of the filling about 1/2 inch from the end of each strip. fold one corner of the phyllo over the filling so the bottom edge meets the side edge to form a triangle.
• 10 continue folding the triangle sideways and upward to the end of the strip.
• 11 fold the end flap over to stick.
• 12 repeat with the remaining phyllo.
• 13 brush both sides of the triangles with butter.
• 14 bake on a rimmed baking sheet in a 375 degree f oven for about 18 minutes or until golden.