Easiest Way to Prepare Perfect Apple (Apfel) Strudel

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Place apples in a large bowl. Stir in brown sugar and golden raisins; set aside. Place puff pastry on baking sheet. Roll lightly with a rolling pin.

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To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook apple (apfel) strudel using 9 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Apple (Apfel) Strudel:

1. Make ready 1 1/2 LB Granny Smith apples
2. Prepare Juice and zest of 1/2 lemon
3. Take 3 oz Demerara or golden caster sugar
4. Prepare 3 oz sultanas or golden raisins
5. Get 1 tsp ground cinnamon
6. Take 4 oz butter
7. Make ready 2 oz breadcrumbs
8. Take 8 sheets filo pastry
9. Make ready Icing sugar, for dusting

And the resulting apple strudel is a delicious, festive dessert filled with sweet, spiced apples and raisins in a flaky crust that everyone will love. German Apple Strudel This gorgeous strudel has just what you crave this time of year: thin layers of flaky crust and lots of juicy apples. —Darlene Brenden, Salem, Oregon German Apple Strudel Recipe photo by Taste of Home Strudel Dough. Often, people use puff pastry or filo dough instead of a strudel dough to make apple strudel. Fold the short edges over filling.

Instructions to make Apple (Apfel) Strudel:

1. Preheat oven, 190c / 170c fan/ gas 5
2. Line a baking sheet with greaseproof paper or baking parchment
3. 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.
4. In a frying pan melt 1 oz butter, add breadcrumbs and fry gently until golden brown, put to one side.
5. In another pan gently melt rest of butter.
6. 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.
7. Sprinkle breadcrumbs over filo.
8. 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.
9. Place in centre of oven for 40 -45 minutes until golden brown and crisp, allow to cool, then dust with icing sugar.
10. Cut into slices and serve. I like mine with decent vanila ice cream but cream or custard works too, your choice.
11. Option. You can add 2 oz chopped almonds at step 8

Often, people use puff pastry or filo dough instead of a strudel dough to make apple strudel. Fold the short edges over filling. Transfer to a baking sheet coated with cooking spray. Brush with reserved butter mixture; sprinkle with remaining sugar. With a sharp knife, cut diagonal slits in top of strudel.

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