Apple Pie Filo Casserole (Apple Pie Baklacobbler?)

Ingredients

1 Package of Pre-Made Frozen Filo Dough

6 Apples (Pie Apples, like Granny Smith)

Cinnamon

Honey

Brandy

1 cup of Walnuts

Spray Oil

Optional: 1 Quince

Directions

1. Take out Filo Dough to defrost.

2. Peel and Core the Apples (and optional Quince), slice into thin wedges, and dredge through 1/2 a cup of Brandy. Dust in Cinnamon, and marinate the apples, brandy, and cinnamon while the Filo Dough is defrosting.

3. Toast Walnuts lightly in 350 degree oven for just a few minutes. Then, remove the walnuts and allow to cool to room temperature. Then, in a food processor, grind the walnuts into a smooth, semi-crumbly paste with the help of a shot or two of brandy.

4. After the Filo Dough is fully defrosted, heat the oven to 300 degrees F. Lightly oil a medium-sized casserole dish. Remove the apples from the brandy marinade, and set aside the brandy for later use.

5. Line the bottom of the dish with one sheet of Filo Dough. It's very thin. Lay out a single layer of thin apple slices. Then, use walnut paste to fill in gaps. Dust lightly with a sprinkle of cinnamon, then drizzle with honey. Add another Filo Dough Sheet, and repeat until the casserole dish is full.

6. With remaining filo Dough, fill in the casserole pan, and lay out sheets with honey or any nut paste that remains. With a knife, punch six or eight holes in the top, down through the whole casserole, to allow the juices to sink to the bottom of the pan and steam to release from the top.

7. Cover the dish with foil or parchment, and bake at 300 Degrees for an hour. Remove the foil or parchment and bake an additional fifteen minutes to brown.

8. While casserole is cooling, take the brandy and about 1/4 cup of honey and cook on the stove into a sticky caramel glaze. Cook on medium-high heat, and watch for signs of boiling. Once the bubbles start to get a deeper, browner color, take off the heat and pour over the top of the casserole. Allow to cool down for at least ten minutes before slicing and serving.

Cut into squares, and serve warm.

It looks like this: https://twitter.com/JMMcDermott/status/805246213004152832

bon appetit