Quick and Easy Apple Strudel with Puff Pastry
Ingredients
- 4 apples about 800 gr/ 28 oz
- 2 tablespoon lemon juice juice from appoximatley ½ a lemon
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 3 tablespoon slivered almonds
- 5 tablespoon sultanas
- 4 tablespoon sugar
- 2 tablespoon butter about 2 tbsp
- 5 tablespoon bread crumbs
- 11 oz puff pastry
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 180°C/ 356 °F circulated heat or 200°C/
- Begin by peeling and coring the apples. Then slice them into rough 2 cm chunks. Place them in a bowl and pour over the lemon jucice.4 apples , 2 tablespoon lemon juice
- To the apples add the cinnamon, sugar, sultanas, almonds and mix well.1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, 5 tablespoon sultanas, 4 tablespoon sugar, 3 tablespoon slivered almonds
- In a small frying pan heat the butter and fry the bread crumbs until golden brown. This will add extra flavour to the mixture. Mix into the apple filling.2 tablespoon butter, 5 tablespoon bread crumbs
- Roll out the puff pastry into a rectangle on a piece of baking parchment. Mine was 40 x 20 cm. Place the strudel filling lenghtwise onto the dough in a strand that has equal height and width.11 oz puff pastry
- Mix the egg into a smooth egg wash. Brush the edges of the puff pastry with it and then fold the sides over the mixture. Fold over the shorter edges so no filling can escape when it is cooking.
- Place the strudel - seam side down on a baking tray lined with baking parchment. I find it easier to lift the strudel on the baking parchment that it was rolled on and then putting it upside down on another sheet. This reduces the danger that the strudel may rip.
- Brush the top of the strudel with the remaining egg wash. With a sharp knife made a few incisions on the surface. This will allow the hot air to escape and the pastry to bake nice and fluffy. Bake in the oven for approximatley 25 minutes.
- While the strudel is baking you can prepare the vanilla sauce if desired. Find an easy recipe here.
- Serve the strudel lukewarm with vanilla sauce, whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.
