Hey everyone, it is Drew, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, apple (apfel) strudel. It is one of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Apple (Apfel) Strudel is one of the most popular of current trending meals in the world. It is easy, it is quick, it tastes delicious. It is enjoyed by millions every day. They are nice and they look fantastic. Apple (Apfel) Strudel is something which I have loved my whole life.
Apple Strudel is much easier to make from scratch than you think! This traditional Apfelstrudel has a flaky crust and is filled with juicy spiced apples. Learn to make an authentic German Apple Strudel.
To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have apple (apfel) strudel using 9 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Apple (Apfel) Strudel:
- Take 1 1/2 LB Granny Smith apples
- Take Juice and zest of 1/2 lemon
- Get 3 oz Demerara or golden caster sugar
- Make ready 3 oz sultanas or golden raisins
- Prepare 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- Make ready 4 oz butter
- Make ready 2 oz breadcrumbs
- Make ready 8 sheets filo pastry
- Make ready Icing sugar, for dusting
My mother's roots are from Bavaria, and so I wanted to create the Apfel Strudel of my. Apple strudel is especially associated with Viennese cuisine, where it is often served with coffee as an afternoon snack. But its popularity extends throughout the former empire and into Germany as well. Apple strudel is to Austria what apple pie is to America.
Steps to make Apple (Apfel) Strudel:
- Preheat oven, 190c / 170c fan/ gas 5
- Line a baking sheet with greaseproof paper or baking parchment
- 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.
- In a frying pan melt 1 oz butter, add breadcrumbs and fry gently until golden brown, put to one side.
- In another pan gently melt rest of butter.
- 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.
- Sprinkle breadcrumbs over filo.
- 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.
- Place in centre of oven for 40 -45 minutes until golden brown and crisp, allow to cool, then dust with icing sugar.
- Cut into slices and serve. I like mine with decent vanila ice cream but cream or custard works too, your choice.
- Option. You can add 2 oz chopped almonds at step 8
Kind of a national dish, with many variations, and a lot of love and popularity. Strudel has a long history, originating from when the Ottoman Empire.. Mix the apples with the cinnamon, lemon zest and juice, sugar and raisins. Although the classic strudel recipe uses apples, it can be made with various fillings - such as cherries, apricots, or even peaches - and can. Apple strudel traditionally comes from Vienna.
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