How to make Austrian Apple Strudel from scratch

puff pastry

🥗Healthier: phyllo dough

💰Cheaper: homemade dough

Phyllo dough is lighter and can be more budget-friendly.

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Honey adds natural sweetness and flavor.

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil is a healthier fat alternative.

walnuts

🥗Healthier: almonds

💰Cheaper: sunflower seeds

Almonds offer similar crunch with less cost.

Put raisins in a small bowl and cover with rum. Let soak for about 20 minutes.

In a bowl, mix flour, salt, oil, vinegar and lukewarm water. Dust a clean working surface with a bit of flour and knead very well until a smooth dough. (Knead for about 10 minutes)

Brush a small bowl with oil. Place the dough inside and brush the entire surface with oil. Cover with a plate and allow to rest for 30 minutes at room temperature.

Meanwhile, heat up butter in a pan. Add sugar and breadcrumbs and roast them at medium temperature until golden brown.

Press the lemon.

Peel and cut the apples into thin slices, using a grater, kitchen machine or knife.

Mix the lemon juice with the apples so that they do not become brown. In a bowl, mix all the ingredients for the filling. (Don't add the breadcrumbs yet, though)

Preheat the oven to 180°C circulating air (356°F). Heat up the remaining butter to make it liquid.

Prepare baking sheet with baking paper, baking mat or brush with oil.

Moisten a large and clean tea towel or Strudel cloth and put aside.

Sprinkle some flour on a clean working surface.

Remove rings or other jewelry that might cut holes while you stretch the dough.

On the dusted working surface, roll out the strudel dough with a rolling pin.

With your hands, gently stretch out the dough until it becomes transparent. The dough should be stretched out a bit bigger than the size of the baking sheet.

Place on the cloth. The thicker ends can be cut off.

Spread the roasted breadcrumbs on two thirds of the stretched out strudel dough.

Then spread the apple filling evenly on the crumbs. Not on the whole strudel, but only on the half, where the crumbs are.

Grease the other (empty) part of the strudel with 1 tbsp of the melted butter.

Roll the strudel with the help of the cloth. Close the ends well, so that the filling does not fall out. With the help of the cloth, place on the baking sheet.

Brush with some melted butter on top and put into the oven. Bake for a total of 30 minutes. After 15 minutes of baking time spread with more butter.

After baking, allow to cool down a bit, sprinkle with powdered sugar and serve when still warm! Enjoy!

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