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Apple strudel

  • Strudel Dough, prepared with
    • 125 g White Wheat Flour
    • 1/2 t Medium-Grain Salt
    • 60 g Water, room temperature
    • 1 t Olive Oil
  • Fried Bread Crumbs
    • 80 g Unsalted Butter
    • 80 g Bread Crumbs
    • 40 g White Sugar
    • 1 t Cinnamon, ground
    • 1 t Nutmeg, grated
  • Neutral Oil, for washing
  • 750 g Apples, peeled and sliced thinly
  • 75 g Raisins
  • 1 T Lemon Zest
  • 1 Egg, beaten
  • Powdered Sugar

These amounts yield 6-8 servings.

  1. Prepare dough ball and rest 30 minutes.
  2. Toast bread crumbs. Brown butter in saucepan over medium heat. Add bread crumbs, and fry 3 minutes. Stir in sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg, and cook 1 minute more. Set aside.
  3. Preheat oven to 180ºC (350ºF).
  4. Stretch out dough. Brush the outer 1/3 of the dough with oil.
  5. Add filling. Evenly sprinkle half of fried bread crumbs on the inner 2/3 of the dough. Gently add apples and raisins on top, evening out any apples that don't lay flat. Sprinkle with remaining half of fried bread crumbs and lemon zest.
  6. Roll up dough. Wash with egg.
  7. Bake 35 minutes at 180ºC (350ºF).
  8. Garnish with powdered sugar and serve.

Form dough as per strudel dough recipe.


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  2. Müller, Anna, and Olga Walser. Mein Erstes Kochbuch: Mit Servierkunde und Nahrungsmittellehre. Verlag E. DORNER Gmbh, 2017. 134-5.