Apple Strudel

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup dark seedless raisins
• 2 Tablespoons Cognac or brandy
• 2 cups thinly sliced tart apples (about 1 pound)
• ½ cup walnuts, chopped
• ¼ cup granulated sugar
• 2 Tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
• 1 Tablespoon grated lemon peel
• ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon vanilla
• ½ cup fine dry bread crumbs
• 2 Tablespoons unsalted butter
• ½ cup apricot preserves
• 1 Tablespoon Cognac or brandy
• 6 frozen phyllo leaves, thawed
• ¼ pound unsalted butter, melted
• powdered sugar