Apple Strudel

A recipe from cooking-ez.com

For 1 strudel, you will need:

• 1 30 g walnut kernels
• 2 100 g raisins
• 3 1 glass rum
• 4 4 apples
• 5 40 g ground almonds
• 6 40 g caster sugar
• 7 10 g vanilla sugar
• 8 200 g puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée)
• 9 20 g beaten egg
• Total weight: 1,260 grams

Times:

Preparation	Resting	Cooking	Start to finish
35 min.	20 min.	40 min.	1 hour 35 min.

Step by step recipe

1	Prepare the strudel filling Leave 100 g raisins to soak and swell in the rum.
2	Peel 4 apples, remove the core and cut into small pieces.
3	In a bowl, mix the apples, drained raisins, 40 g ground almonds, 40 g caster sugar and 10 g vanilla sugar.
4	Roll the strudel Spread the filling mixture over 4/5 of the puff pastry...
5	...and roll up into a "sausage". Leave the end underneath to keep the roll sealed.
6	Glaze the roll and leave in the fridge to rest for 20 minutes.
7	Chop 30 g walnut kernels fairly finely.
8	Bake the strudel Preheat the oven to 430°F (220°C). Glaze again and sprinkle with the chopped walnuts.
9	Bake for about 40 minutes. Leave until just warm and serve in slices.

Remarks

Strudel is delicious served warm with chantilly cream.

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