Hey everyone, it’s Drew, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, apple (apfel) strudel. It is one of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Apple Strudel is much easier to make from scratch than you think! This traditional Apfelstrudel has a flaky crust and is filled with juicy spiced apples. Learn to make an authentic German Apple Strudel.
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To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook apple (apfel) strudel using 9 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Apple (Apfel) Strudel:
- Get 1 1/2 LB Granny Smith apples
- Make ready Juice and zest of 1/2 lemon
- Get 3 oz Demerara or golden caster sugar
- Prepare 3 oz sultanas or golden raisins
- Get 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- Make ready 4 oz butter
- Take 2 oz breadcrumbs
- Get 8 sheets filo pastry
- Take Icing sugar, for dusting
Strudel has a long history, originating from when the Ottoman Empire. This apple strudel recipe is very simple to make, yummy and best of all, inexpensive. Apple strudel is especially associated with Viennese cuisine, where it is often served with coffee as an afternoon snack. But its popularity extends throughout the former empire and into Germany as well..
Instructions to make Apple (Apfel) Strudel:
- Preheat oven, 190c / 170c fan/ gas 5
- Line a baking sheet with greaseproof paper or baking parchment
- Core, quarter and slice the Apple's, you can peel them or not, your choice,add the lemon zest and juice, cinnamon, sugar and sultanas or raisins, stir together.
- In a frying pan melt 1 oz butter, add breadcrumbs and fry gently until golden brown, put to one side.
- In another pan gently melt rest of butter.
- Place 1 sheet of filo on a clean dry tea towel (keep the rest under a damp tea towel so they Don't dry out) brush with melted butter, place another sheet overlapping the first by half, brush with melted butter, carry on adding sheets, alternating, and brushing with melted butter until all sheets are used.
- Sprinkle breadcrumbs over filo.
- Place Apple mixture in a pile along the length of the pastry, about 1 inch from edge. Using the tea towel, roll the pastry up to enclose the filling (like a Swiss roll), tuck the ends underneath and place on the baking sheet with the seam underneath. You can shape into a horseshoe or leave 'long' Brush with remaining melted butter.
- Place in centre of oven for 40 -45 minutes until golden brown and crisp, allow to cool, then dust with icing sugar.
- Cut into slices and serve. I like mine with decent vanila ice cream but cream or custard works too, your choice.
- Option. You can add 2 oz chopped almonds at step 8
Apple strudel is synonymous with Germany, but there are many variations in other countries (such as Austria). My mother's roots are from Bavaria, and so I wanted to create the Apfel Strudel of my. Anyway, back to the subject, Apfelstrudel or apple strudel is one of the most popular desserts in Germany. Although the classic strudel recipe uses apples, it can be made with various fillings - such as cherries, apricots, or even peaches - and can. Making a great strudel dough requires some practise, so don't give up if your first Apfelstrudel doesn't look as good.
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