Apple strudel with ready puff pastry, a quick recipe for a good apple dessert that I must admit I prepare very often lately, perfect as a dessert to serve to conclude Sunday lunch. Often Sunday is family lunch, we all think of a rich menu with appetizers, main courses, second courses, and side dishes, and no one thinks of dessert, so it happened just a few Sundays ago that at the last minute my sister-in-law asked who is thinking about dessert, luckily I had a roll of puff pastry in the fridge, and I thought of making a dessert out of it, in a few minutes, as there was very little time left. Apples are never missing at my house, 2 walnuts, a bit of raisins that I always keep in a glass jar, and that’s how my apple strudel with puff pastry was born, enriched with lots of walnuts and raisins, flavored with rum. When I happen to have a roll of puff pastry in the fridge, I often prepare it for Sunday lunch; it’s a good way to conclude Sunday lunch with family, sipping good coffee, warm by the fireplace.
- Difficulty: Very Easy
- Cost: Very Cheap
- Rest time: 20 Minutes
- Preparation time: 5 Minutes
- Portions: 10
- Cooking methods: Oven
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All Seasons, Autumn, Winter
Ingredients for Apple Strudel with Puff Pastry
- 2 apples
- 1 sheet rectangular puff pastry
- to taste walnuts
- to taste raisins
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 2 breadcrumbs or amaretti
- 1/2 small glass rum
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar for decoration
Tools to Prepare Apple Strudel
- 1 Peeler
- 1 Knife
- 1 Baking Tray
- 1 Bowl
- 1 Brush
Steps to Prepare Apple Strudel with Puff Pastry
First, we clean the walnuts if they are not already shelled. Use a good amount; they taste great in apple strudel.
Peel the apples, cut them into chunks, place them in a large bowl, immediately add 2 tablespoons of brown sugar, a bit of lemon juice, cinnamon, chopped raisins, walnuts, a bit of rum, 2 scant tablespoons of breadcrumbs or crumbled amaretti, and mix.
Unroll the puff pastry after letting it sit for 2 minutes at room temperature.
Fill along the longer side in the center.
Fold the pastry over, first from one side, then the other. Seal the edges well.
Transfer onto a baking tray lined with parchment paper.
With a knife, cut the surface of the strudel to simulate slices; this will make it easier to cut later.
Brush with beaten egg and sprinkle with more brown sugar.
Bake in a preheated static oven at 356°F (180°C) for about 30 minutes, mid-height in the oven, until the apple strudel with puff pastry is well browned.
Let cool, and before serving, sprinkle with powdered sugar.
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