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Apple Strudel
photo by lois hall
- Ready In:
- 1hr 5mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Yields:
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2 strudels
- Serves:
- 16
ingredients
- 6 cups apples, tart, sliced
- 3⁄4 cup raisins
- 1 lemon, rind of, grated
- 3⁄4 cup sugar
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 3⁄4 cup almonds, ground
- 8 ounces phyllo pastry, 1/2 box, thawed (also called Filo Pastry)
- 1 3⁄4 cups butter, melted (no margarine)
- 1 cup breadcrumbs, finely crushed
directions
- Mix apples with raisins, lemon rind, sugar, cinnamon, and almonds; set aside.
- Place 1 phyllo leaf on a kitchen towel and brush with melted butter.
- Place a second leaf on top and brush with butter again.
- Repeat until 5 leaves have been used, using about 1/2 cup of butter.
- Cook and stir bread crumbs with 1/4 cup of butter until lightly browned.
- Sprinkle 3/4 cup crumbs on the layered phyllo leaves.
- Mound 1/2 of the filling in a 3-inch strip along the narrow end of the phyllo, leaving a 2-inch border.
- Lift towel, using it to roll leaves over apples, jelly roll fashion.
- Brush top of the strudel with butter and sprinkle with 2 tbsp crumbs.
- Repeat the entire procedure for the second strudel.
- Bake the strudels at 400°F for 20 to 25 minutes, until browned.
- NOTE: Frozen phyllo leaves for strudel can be found at most supermarkets in the frozen foods sections.
Reviews
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I've tried many Apple Strudel recipes over the years and always been disappointed at the lack of taste. This was the exception! It's terrific! I used 4 large apples, peeled, cored and sliced. Because I like LOTS of flavour I tossed the slices in the juice of a lemon as well as adding the lemon rind. I had a handful of ground almonds left over, so I added them to the breadcrumbs and toasted the lot. Just watch Step 7 of the instructions in this recipe. To make two strudels you only put 1/2 the breadcrumbs on the first lot of pastry (not the whole 3/4 cup as stated), and the rest on the second strudel - and remember to reserve a few tablespoons for the crunchy topping. The strudels were really easy to make and rolled up with no problems at all. The taste was everything I could have wished for. Just delicious! I reheated slices of the strudel in the microwave for a minute or so with no ill effects on the pastry. Thank you!
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Well! This was my first attempt at a strudel, and family fell overthemselves for more! Literally, there was nothing left! I did do a few things different though. 1) I peeled the apples, and I only used four which made about 4 1/2 to 5 cups, which seemed about right, and I sliced them thin. 2) I didn't have lemon zest, and didn't want to have to go shopping for one thing, so after cutting up the apples, I poured lemon juice over them, making sure they were coated and let them soak, while I got everything else ready, and then drained them as best I could before using them. And 3) I sprinkled sugar and cinnamon on top of the bread crumbs that were on the top of the studel. It added a nice look and a little extra huts-puh (my familys word for "something extra ;). Anyway! We loved it! Smelled wonderful! SO highly recommended!
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
truebrit
United States