Name: Apple Strudel
Yield: 10 servings
Cuisine: Austrian
Ingredients: 200 g Wheat flour; 63 g Lukewarm water; 20 g Oil; 1 pinch Salt; 1.5 kg Apples, peeled and sliced; 40 g Butter; 80 g Breadcrumbs, toasted; 100 g Sugar; as needed Cinnamon; 60 g Raisins; 60 g Nuts (optional); 80 g Butter, melted; as needed Powdered sugar

Dessert

10 servings

380 cal/serving

Instructions

Step 1

Combine the flour and salt on a wooden work surface.

Wheat flourSalt

Step 2

Make a well in the flour and add some of the water and oil.

Lukewarm waterOilWheat flour

Step 3

Mix in a little flour from the edges while keeping the wall intact.

Wheat flour

Step 4

Knead the mixture until the liquid is incorporated.

Wheat flourLukewarm waterOil

Step 5

Continue adding the remaining water and oil and knead until fully incorporated.

Lukewarm waterOilWheat flour

Step 6

Knead the dough until smooth and not sticky.

Wheat flourLukewarm waterOil

Step 7

Place the dough in a lightly floured, slightly warmed bowl brushed with oil.

Wheat flourOil

Step 8

Cover the bowl with a damp cloth (not touching the dough) and let it rest 30 minutes.

Step 9

Place the dough on a very large, well-floured cloth.

Wheat flour

Step 10

Stretch the dough gradually by hand until paper-thin and trim off thick edges.

Wheat flour

Step 11

Toast the breadcrumbs in butter until golden.

Breadcrumbs, toastedButter

Step 12

Scatter the toasted breadcrumbs over two-thirds of the dough.

Breadcrumbs, toasted

Step 13

Arrange the apple slices on top of the breadcrumbs.

Apples, peeled and sliced

Step 14

Sprinkle sugar, cinnamon, raisins, and nuts over the apples.

SugarCinnamonRaisinsNuts (optional)

Step 15

Brush the remaining third of the dough with some melted butter.

Butter, melted

Step 16

Fold the side edges slightly toward the center.

Step 17

Roll up the strudel from the apple side using the cloth to help.

Step 18

Transfer the rolled strudel to a baking sheet.

Step 19

Brush the entire rolled strudel with melted butter, including the ends.

Butter, melted

Step 20

Bake in a preheated 350°F oven for 35 minutes, brushing with melted butter 2–3 times during the first 15 minutes to help it brown.

Butter, melted

Step 21

Remove when browned and cooked through; cool slightly.

Step 22

Slice into individual portions and serve sprinkled with powdered sugar.

Powdered sugar

This recipe is adapted from Wikibooks. It is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International.