Easy & Delicious APPLE STRUDEL Recipe

puff pastry

🥗Healthier: phyllo dough

💰Cheaper: homemade dough

Phyllo dough is lighter and can be lower in calories.

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Honey adds natural sweetness with fewer calories.

raisins

🥗Healthier: dried cranberries

💰Cheaper: chopped apples

Cranberries add tartness, while chopped apples enhance flavor.

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil offers a dairy-free option with a unique flavor.

Plump the raisins by soaking them in rum, covering with cling wrap, and microwaving on high for 20-30 seconds.

Peel and chop the Granny Smith apples into small cubes, about half an inch by half an inch.

In a bowl, combine the chopped apples with dried breadcrumbs, sugar, cinnamon, a pinch of salt, lemon juice, and melted butter.

Add the plumped raisins to the apple mixture and mix until combined.

Take out the filo pastry and lay a damp tea towel over it to prevent drying out.

Place two overlapping sheets of filo pastry on a clean surface and brush with melted butter and sprinkle with sugar.

Repeat layering with melted butter and sugar until you have six layers, leaving the last layer unbuttered and unsugared.

Spread the apple filling along the bottom of the pastry, leaving a 2-inch border.

Fold the sides of the pastry over the filling, then roll it up gently from the bottom to the top.

Transfer the rolled strudel seam-side down onto a baking tray and brush generously with melted butter and sprinkle with sugar.

Bake the strudel at 350°F (180°C) for one hour until golden brown and flaky.

Let the strudel cool for a few minutes before transferring it to a platter for serving.

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