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- 50 g (2oz) butter
- 5 pears, around 725 g (1lb 10oz), peeled, cored and cut into 1cm (½in) chunks
- 15 g (½oz) caster sugar
- ½ tbsp lemon juice
- 40 g (1½oz) stem ginger, finely chopped
- 150 g (5oz) blackberries
- 6 filo pastry sheets, each measuring 500mm x 240mm - we used Jus-Rol
- 15 g (½oz) flaked almonds
- Icing sugar to dust
- Step 1
Preheat oven to 200°C (180°C fan) mark 6. Melt 15g (½oz) of the butter in a large frying pan and cook the pears and sugar for 2-3min until the fruit is just softening. Take off heat and empty into a large bowl. Pour over the lemon juice, stir in the ginger and leave to cool slightly. Carefully mix in the blackberries.
- Step 2
In the same frying pan, melt the remaining butter and reserve. Lay a large sheet of baking parchment on a work surface. Put two filo sheets side by side on the parchment, overlapping the pastry so it makes a 45.5cm x 38cm (18in x 15in) rectangle. Brush with some of the reserved melted butter, then repeat layering and brushing process twice more.
- Step 3
Arrange fruit mix along one of the long edges of the rectangle, leaving a 2.5cm (1in) border on either end. Fold the end borders over the fruit, then carefully roll the strudel up.
- Step 4
Using the parchment paper, lift the strudel on to a baking tray. Brush with melted butter and sprinkle over the almonds. Bake for 30min or until deep golden and crisp. Dust with icing sugar and serve with double cream.
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Per Serving:
- Calories: 265
- Total carbs: 44 g
- Sugars: 21 g
- Total fat: 10 g
- Saturated fat: 5 g

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