1) To prepare filling, in a medium saucepan, mix together sugar, brown

sugar, and cornstarch. Stir in cherries, water, lemon zest, and vanilla. Cook over medium heat until bubbling and thickened.

2) Reduce heat to low, add allspice and cinnamon, and cook, stirring occasionally, for 15 mintues. Remove pan from heat. Cool completly.

3) Preheat oven to 400F. Grease a baking sheet.

4) To prepare pastry , unfold sheets of phyllo so they lie flat. Stack 4 sheets on plastic wrap. Brush top sheet with 1 tablespoon melted butter. Keep remaining sheets covered with plastic wrap and a damp cloth to prevent them from drying out.

5) Spread half filling laong a shor side of top pastry sheet. Starting with short side and suing plastic wrap as a guide, roll up pastry, jelly-roll style. Fold ends under.

6) Place strudel, seam-side down, on prepared baking sheet. Brush with 1/2 tablespoon of butter. Repeat with remaining phyllo, melted butter, and filling to make secound strudel.

7) Bkae until golden, 15-20 minutes. Transfer baking sheet to a wire rack to cool for 15 minutes. Transfer studels to a cutting board to cool completely. Sprinkle with confectioners' sugar.