Shorti1.com-Authentic Austrian Apfelstrudel Recipe

For the filling:

2 lb apples

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 cup raisins

1/2 cup sweet crumbs

1 lemon (juice and rind)

cinnamon ground, austrian rum (or essence)

1/2 cup butter melted

1/2 cup milk

Strudel Dough:

2 cups wheat floor, all purpose

1 whole egg

1/4 cup oil

1 tblsp white wine vinegar

1 cup lukewarm water

Salt, flour to work with

Sweet Crumbs:

28 g butter

28 g sugar

55 g bread crumbs

Directions for Filling:

Peel and slice apples, add raisins, sugar, lemon, cinnamon and rum flavor. Mix and squeeze lightly so that the apples absorb the flavors.

Directions for Sweet Crumbs:

Melt butter in pan then add bread crumbs and sugar. Keep stirring until lightly brown bread crumbs..do not burn.

Directions for Dough:

Mix flour, egg, oil, vinegar, water and salt very carefully and knead for at least 5 minutes. The result should be smooth, not too soft dough. You can use an electric mixer also. Please the dough on an oiled plate and cover the surface of it with a little oil as well

Now cover with foil, glass bowl or clear cling film and put it in a warm place (100 F). Let it rest for at least 30 minutes, this is essential, otherwise the dough will be braking when it is stretched out over the table.

Now take a clean kitchen towel and spread it over your working place, kitchen table, flour it and place the lukewarm dough ball on it. First start with a rolling pin and later pull the dough with the backs of your hands floured. Work your hands with the backs up under the dough and start to stretch it in all directions.

At the end, the dough has to be thin as a sheet.

Fill, roll and Bake Strudel

Brush the entire stretched dough with melted butter, spread sweet crumbs over the dough, so a 3 inch border remains free. Bring the filling on the crumbs.

Now use the towel to help you roll the strudel. Take two corners of the towel and lift the it a little, so strudel starts to roll up. Proceed until it is rolled up, place on baking sheet and brush again with melted butter.

Now place it in the over, bake it at 370 degrees F for 1 hour. After that, pour milk over the strudel and bake another 5-10 minutes.

Alternative to making the dough..use phyllo dough. This can be bought at your local supermarket.