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Ingredients

• 36 sheets of phyllo dough
• 6 TBL unsalted butter, melted
• 4 TBL lightly toasted chopped pecans
• 10 oz. mild goat cheese, softened
• 1 ½ cups finely diced smoked duck breast
• 3/4 cup cranberry relish
• 2 TBL minced scallions
• 1/3 cup balsamic vinegar

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400°. Stack phyllo sheets between two sheets of wax paper and covered with a damp kitchen towel.
2. Mix together goat cheese, pecans and duck breast.
3. Lay one sheet of phyllo dough on a piece of wax paper and brush with melted butter. Fold in half lenghwise. On bottom of sheet place aprox. 1 TBL of duck mixture, top with a tsp. of cranberry relish and sprinkle lightly with scallions. Fold phyllo into a triangle, as you would a flag. Repeat process – should yield approximately 36 appetizers.
4. Place on baking sheet. Brush with remaining butter.
5. Bake in lower third of over for 15 minutes or until golden brown.
6. In small saucepan heat balsamic vinegar over medium heat until reduce to about half. Serve as a dipping sauce.

Can be made a day ahead of time and reheat at 375° for 10 minutes.