Apple strudel is a delicious traditional dessert, tasty and irresistible.
In the original recipe, the base of the strudel is strudel dough or pulled dough, a soft and elastic dough that is stretched by “pulling” with the fingers and wraps a delicious filling of apples, raisins, pine nuts, sugar, and cinnamon. But this delicious filling is also suitable for quicker and simpler versions to make, such as using ready-made puff pastry. In the following recipe, the base is homemade pulled dough, but you can also use puff pastry, use the filling from this recipe, and still achieve an irresistible dessert.
Read how to make apple strudel with the easy recipe you find below, as usual, right after the photo 😉
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- Difficulty: Easy
- Cost: Medium
- Rest time: 30 Minutes
- Preparation time: 30 Minutes
- Portions: 6
- Cooking methods: Oven
- Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients for Apple Strudel
- 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 tbsp sugar
- 3 tbsp butter
- 1/3 cup water (warm)
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 1/2 lbs apples
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1/3 cup raisins
- 1/4 cup pine nuts
- lemon zest (grated from one lemon)
- ground cinnamon
- 3 tbsp butter
- 1/4 cup breadcrumbs (or finely crumbled sponge cake)
- 2 tbsp butter (melted)
- powdered sugar
Preparation of Apple Strudel
Prepare the base.
In a large bowl, pour the flour, sugar, softened butter in chunks, and a pinch of salt.
Add the warm water and knead until you get a smooth and elastic dough.
Form a ball, place it on the work surface, cover it with a bowl, and let it rest for half an hour.Meanwhile, prepare the filling.
Put the raisins in a small bowl and let them soak by covering them with hot water.
Peel the apples, remove the core and seeds, and cut them into cubes.
Collect them in a bowl, add the sugar, ground cinnamon to taste, and lemon zest, and mix thoroughly.
Melt the butter in a pan, and as soon as it sizzles, add the breadcrumbs (or finely crumbled sponge cake). Let it brown, then transfer it to a bowl to cool.Add the pine nuts and well-squeezed raisins to the apple bowl, along with the breadcrumbs, and mix thoroughly.
After the resting time, take the dough and roll it out to a thickness of about an inch, trying to form a rectangle.
Transfer the dough onto a colored kitchen towel and, with your fingertips, gently pull it at the edges to avoid breaking it and thin the dough until you can see the towel underneath in transparency.Place the filling in the center of the rectangle, compact it with your hands to create a sausage shape, and then cover it with the edges of the dough, always gently pulling and using the towel underneath.
Fold the ends making them adhere well, then carefully transfer the strudel onto a baking sheet covered with parchment paper.
Make small cuts on the surface of the strudel and brush it with the melted butter intended for decoration.Bake in a preheated static oven at 350°F for forty minutes.
Remove the apple strudel from the oven and let it cool completely before decorating with a sprinkle of powdered sugar and serving. You can also enjoy it warm with vanilla ice cream, whipped cream, or custard.
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