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Apple strudel

The national dish from Austria

Ingredients
  

Pastry

  • 210 g all purpose flour
  • 45 g oil an oil with a very mild flavor like canola oil
  • 95 g lukewarm water
  • 2 g salt
  • 1 egg

Filling

  • 1.5 kg golden apples
  • 25 g lemon juice
  • 2 tsp cinnamon
  • 75 g sugar
  • 40 g chopped almonds
  • 1 tbsp vanilla extract
  • 35 g raisins previosly soaked in rum or apple juice

Breadcrumbs

  • 1 tbsp butter
  • 100 g breadcrumbs

Instructions
 

  • Mix he flour, salt, water, oil and the egg.
  • Knead the dough for 5 to 8 min, cover it wih plastic wrap and let it rest for1 hr
  • Peel and cut the apples in thin slices.
  • In a bowl mix the apple slices, the drained raisins, the almonds, lemon juice amd vanilla extract.
  • In a medium low heat pan add the butter and cook the braincrumbs until they become golden.
  • Stand the dough with a rolling pin
  • When the dough is thin, use the back of your hands under the dough to pull it out even more,
  • Make the dough into a shape of a rectangle and place it on a kitchen towel
  • With a brush add some melted butter all over the top of the dough
  • Add al the breadcrumbs and spred them evengly
  • Add the apple mix all over the dough
  • Fold the sides of the dough inward to lock the apples inside the dough
  • Starting from one end lift the towel to slowly roll the strudel towards the other end.
  • Place the strudel on a bakin sheet and brush the whole top with melted butter
  • Bake at 375 F for 30 min. At half way of the baking time, brush some more butter on top of the strudel.
  • Let the strudel cool down and add powder sugar on top.
  • Enjoy!