Phyllo Petals With Berries

Ingredients:

Crust Ingredients:

* 6 sheets phyllo dough, thawed
* 1/4 cup butter, melted
* 2 tablespoons powdered sugar

Filling Ingredients:

* 1 cup whipping cream
* 1/4 cup powdered sugar
* 2 tablespoons orange juice
* 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
* 4 cups strawberries, fresh, hulled, sliced 1/4-inch
* 1 cup raspberries, fresh
* 1 cup blueberries, fresh
* 3 tablespoons brown sugar
* powdered sugar

Directions:


1 Heat oven to 400°F.

2 To assemble the crust place 1 sheet of phyllo dough over 9-inch pie pan, gathering slightly to make a ruffled and uneven edge.

3 Keep remaining phyllo sheets covered while assembling crust.

4 Brush phyllo dough with about 2 teaspoons of butter; sprinkle with about 1 teaspoon powdered sugar.

5 Place second sheet of phyllo in pan criss crossing the first. Brush with 2 teaspoons butter; sprinkle with 1 teaspoon powdered sugar.

6 Keep cross layering, buttering and sugaring remaining phyllo dough, butter and powdered sugar.

7 Bake for 5 to 10 minutes or until golden brown.

8 Let stand 5 minutes; remove from pan.

9 Place on serving plate.

10 Sprinkle powdered sugar over crust.

11 Let cool.

12 The crust can be made a day ahead.

13 Rinse berries, and put into 3 individual bowls.

14 Add 1 tbsp brown sugar,to each bowl and gently toss to coat, set aside.

15 Just before serving, beat whipping cream in small bowl at high speed until slightly soft peaks form .

16 Keep beating, while gradually adding 1/4 cup powdered sugar, until stiff.

17 Fold in orange juice and vanilla.

18 Fold in 2 cups strawberries, 1/2 cup raspberries and 1/2 cup blueberries.

19 Spoon whipped cream mixture into center of crust.

20 Arrange remaining berries over top;

21 Sprinkle with powdered sugar.