You’ll love ’em Logs

Holiday Logs

  • 1 cup walnuts
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 1 tablespoon freshly grated orange zest
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 8 sheets phyllo dough, (9-by-14-inch), thawed
  • 1 cup butter, melted
  • Preheat oven to 300°F. Line 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper
  • In food processor, combine nuts, orange zest, cinnamon, cloves, sugar
  • Place one sheet of phyllo dough on cutting board, brush with butter.
  • Repeat with two more sheets of phyllo.
  • Spread filling of nuts evenly over dough.
  • Cut the large phyllo rectangle lengthwise into 3 strips.
  •  Cut theses in half crosswise to form 6 smaller rectangular strips.
  • Beginning at the short ends, loosely roll each strip into a neat log. Repeat with the remaining phyllo and walnut mixture.
  • Place the logs about 1/2 inch apart on the prepared baking sheets.
  • Brush each log with butter.
  • Bake the logs, in batches, until golden, about 25 minutes. Let cool.
  • Melt chocolate chips, drizzle for topping.

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