Ingredients
-
2 cups
all-purpose flour
-
3 teaspoons
baking powder
-
2/3 cup
sugar, plus
-
2 tablespoons
sugar
-
1/2 teaspoon
salt
-
1/4 cup
shortening
-
2/3 cup
milk
-
1/4 cup
melted butter
-
3 cups
cored and peeled apples, chopped
-
1 teaspoon
cinnamon
Frosting
-
2 cups
confectioners' sugar
-
1 teaspoon
cinnamon
-
1 tablespoon
butter
-
3 tablespoons
evaporated milk
-
1/4 cup
chopped nuts
Directions
- Strudel: Sift together flour, baking powder, 2 tbsp.
- sugar and salt.
- Mix in the shortening.
- Stir in the milk to make a soft dough.
- Knead 25-30 times on a lightly floured board.
- Roll out 1/4" thick.
- Brush with melted butter.
- Cover with the apples.
- Sprinkle with remaining 2/3 cup sugar, and the cinnamon.
- Starting at the long end, roll up like a jellyroll.
- Put it on a greased cookie sheet.
- Curve into a crescent shape.
- Bake about 30 minutes at 325F.
- or until done.
- Frosting: Combine confectioners' sugar, cinnamon, butter and evaporated milk.
- Frost the strudel while still warm.
- Sprinkle with the nuts.