The famous Austrian pastry
| Total: | 2 hr 10 min |
| Prep: | 1 hr 20 min |
| Cook: | 50 min |
| Yield: | 10 servings |
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cups water
- 1 pound pastry flour
- 1/4 cup clarified butter
- 2 cups fresh bread crumbs
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 3 pounds Granny Smith apples, peeled and thinly sliced, tossed with lemon juice
- 5/8 cup sugar
- 6 ounces raisins
- 1 egg white
- 1 egg yolk, mixed with 1 tablespoon melted butter
Instructions
- For strudel dough: Combine water and flour. Mix thoroughly to form slightly damp dough. Knead on a floured surface, cover with a bowl, and let rest for 1 hour.
- Heat butter in pan and stir in bread crumbs to coat. Cook until slightly colored. Stir in cinnamon and remove from heat. Toss apples with sugar.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Cover table with 4-foot cloth and lightly flour. Place chilled dough on cloth; do not knead. Starting from center, gently pull out dough until it is paper thin, about 2 feet square. Trim edges to a clean square. Scatter crumbs over pastry, sprinkle with raisins and then apples.
- Using tablecloth to lift pastry and roll up tightly. Seal with egg white. Place strudel onto greased baking sheet. Paint with egg yolk/butter and bake for 40 minutes. Serve hot from oven, with whipped cream.
Nutrition Facts
| Serving Size | 1 of 10 servings |
| Calories | 418 |
| Total Fat | 6 g |
| Saturated Fat | 3 g |
| Carbohydrates | 85 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 6 g |
| Sugar | 36 g |
| Protein | 6 g |
| Cholesterol | 28 mg |
| Sodium | 55 mg |