I'm in cooking school and recently we had a "German Day" - of which I was ridiculously excited to learn how to make home-made sausages.
But seeing as I don't have a sausage-making machine or a meat grinder - this post isn't about that unfortunately!
What I do have - is things to make apple strudel! And you probably do too.
What you need:
- 3-4 Large apples peeled/cored and chopped small (I used golden delicious since they were on sale)
- Cinnamon stick
- Cinnamon and nutmeg
- Brown sugar
- Filo pastry/puff pastry 4 sheets thawed
- Melted butter
- Optional:
- Slivered almonds or chopped peanuts
- Dark chocolate shaved
- Raisins
What to do:
- Boil your apples with the cinnamon stick until tender - about 15 minutes.
- Drain water, discard cinnamon stick and pre-heat oven to 200*C (400*F).
- Stir in cinnamon, nutmeg and brown sugar to your taste.
- Lie out 1 sheet of filo carefully (it tears easily) and keep the rest of the sheets covered so it doesn't dry out. Brush with melted butter and add the next sheet - adding melted butter between each layer.
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Lay apple filling a couple inches wide along the edge - but give yourself an inch or two from the actual edge (see first photo). |
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Add on top your chocolate/nuts and/or raisins. |
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Fold in sides carefully (all 4 layers). |
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Slowly roll it upwards - be careful of the center not ripping. Brush butter while rolling because then it prevents it from drying out while baking. Sprinkle extra nuts on top if you want! |
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Bake in a 200*C/400*F oven for 15-20 minutes until golden brown. |
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Slice and serve warm with vanilla ice-cream and caramel sauce! |
Next post will have the caramel sauce recipe! :)
Since my husband can't eat nuts - I made him a separate strudel and
didn't top it with nuts so that way we could distinguish the two strudels.
This could be made with other fruits I'm sure - just make sure they're well drained so the pastry is easier to roll and less likely to break on you from being soggy!
Enjoy,
D.