Cherry Strudel - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1 (15 ounce) can pitted dark cherries in light syrup
    1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
    1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
    1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
    2 puff pastry sheets, thawed for 20 min. at room temperature
    2 tablespoons melted margarine
    1 tablespoon powdered sugar
Preparation
    In a medium bowl, mix cherries, vanilla, allspice, and cinnamon. Set aside.
    Unfold one pastry sheet and smooth out with wet fingertips. Brush top with 1/4 of melted margarine.
    Spread 1/2 of filling along a short side of pastry sheet. Slowly roll up from short side, jelly-roll style; fold ends under.
    Place strudel, seam side down, on non-stick baking sheet. Brush with 1/4 of melted margarine.
    Repeat using other pastry sheet, remaining cherry mixture, and margarine.
    Bake 15-20 minute at 400 degrees until golden.
    Set baking sheet on wire rack to cool 15 minute.
    Transfer strudels to serving platter to cut and serve.
    Sprinkle with powdered sugar.

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