Apple strudel, recipe and some tips

Welcome and welcome! I recommend grabbing a sheet and a pen because today we are going to talk about a recipe that is beautiful where you look at it and it is worth having at hand. I leave a track: a traditional dessert of Austrian cuisine , not only one of them, but the most typical. We are talking about an apple strudel, traditional German recipe .

We really wanted to make this recipe at home and today the day came. Then you will find a very simple recipe of German apple cake , designed for any type of person who wants and encourages to prepare this dessert.

We will be talking about how to make the homemade Strudel mass or a faster option for those who have less time; An apple strudel with Pascualina that is not far behind.

About traditional apple strudel

Known as Apfelstrudel or Apple Studel , it is a typical dessert of southern Germany and its recipe is one of the most traditional of Austrian cuisine.

This dish has the peculiarity of cooking with green apples or the most acidic found , since this flavor will play a fundamental role together with typical nuts.

With this recipe full of flavors we get a escape and travel to Austria from our kitchen.

Apple strudel with Pascualina

This is like a shortcut for us that find it a lot of waiting and much to do the homemade dough, but in any way we can assure you that with Pascualina it looks very good, 10 points in favor of practicality.

How to make an apple strudel using the mass of Pascualina?

Very similar to when we do it with homemade dough, at the moment we are going to fill the dessert we stretch the dough on an individual, fabric or reviewer and we can help us with a kneading stick or with our hands to stretch completely. Be careful not to break the dough, they can do it a bit with the stick and another with their hands, it is very easy. 

When we have the dough well stretched we paint it with melted butter above, we fill and all the steps remain identical to the recipe that we leave down.

I hope this afternoon can enjoy this recipe with some matters and all the style.

Apple strudel recipe

Ingredients

• 1 cup of flour.
• 1 small egg.
• 3 green apples.
• ¼ cup of raisins (40 gr.).
• 50 gr. of nuts.
• 2 tablespoons of breadcrumbs.
• 2 tablespoons of rum.
• ½ cup of water at the same time.
• 1 pinch of salt.
• 4 tablespoons of sugar.
• Vanilla essence 1 tablespoon.
• ½ lemon juice.
• 2 tablespoons of butter.
• Oil.

Step by step to make a homemade strudel

Preheat the oven to 180 ° C

The dough

1. Place the sifted flour in a container. Make a hole in the center and add the egg, 1 tablespoon of oil and a pinch of salt.
2. Incorporate the water little by little, stirring to form a homogeneous mass. Adjust the amount of water if necessary.
3. Cover with film paper and let stand at room temperature for 20 minutes.
4. Take the dough to a smooth surface and knead for 10 minutes until it is smooth and elastic. Form a ball, grease slightly with oil, wrap on film paper and refrigerate for 30 minutes.

The filling

1. Peel and cut apples into small cubes. Mix them with lemon juice to prevent them from oxidizing.
2. Hydrate the raisins in the 2 tablespoons of rum and reserve.
3. Derret 1 tablespoon of butter in a pan over medium heat. Add the apples, 3 tablespoons of sugar and cook until the apples release their juice. Continue cooking until the liquid evaporates. Remove from heat and let cool.
4. Once cold, add the essence of vanilla, chopped nuts, raisins and breadcrumbs. Mix well and adjust the sugar to taste.

Strudel armed

Preheat the oven to 180 ° 

1. Extend a clean reviewer or fabric on a surface and sprinkle with flour.
2. Remove the dough from the refrigerator, remove the film and crush it with your hands. Stretch it with a kneading stick from the center out, leaving the dough as fine as possible, almost transparent. If necessary, use the hands to finish stretching it.
3. Place the dough stretched on the fabric. Paint with melted butter and place the filling at one end.
4. With the help of the fabric, roll up the strudel carefully. Before closing, paint with melted butter and cut the mass surpluses. Seal the edges well.
5. Place the strudel in a fountain lined with baking paper. Make small cuts on the surface to allow steam to come out. Paint with butter.
6. Take the preheated oven and bake for 35-40 minutes or until it is golden and crunchy.
7. Remove from the oven, let temper and serve.