Apple Strudel
 
 
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Ingredients
  • Makes 2 Loaves
  • 10 sheets phyllo pastry (or puff pastry)
  • 2-3 apples, cored, seeded and sliced
  • 100 grams walnuts
  • 100 grams brown sugar
  • 60 grams caster sugar
  • juice of ½ lemon
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 2 tbsps bread crumbs
  • 1 egg + 1 tsp water for brushing the pastry
  • a handful of cranberries
  • thinly sliced almonds (without skin) for decoration
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F.
  2. Peel and slice the apples thinly, and put them in a bowl the lemon juice to stop them from going brown. Melt the butter in a small saucepan over a low heat and keep it warm.
  3. Carefully place the phyllo pastry on a baking plate lined with baking paper. Mix the walnuts, cinnamon and dark brown sugar together.
  4. Brush the first sheet of filo pasty with melted butter. Sprinkle over the walnut mixture. Lay another sheet of filo pastry on top, brush with butter and sprinkle again with walnut mixture. Repeat the steps till you top off with the fifth layer.
  5. Toss the apples well with the caster sugar and drained cranberries. Spread them out along one edge of the top sheet of phyllo pastry. Brush the opposite edge with a little water. Starting at the edge with the apple mixture on, gently lift the edges of the pastry and roll the pastry up lengthways like a Swiss roll – the apples will end up at the centre. Once it's all rolled up, press your strudel together gently, using water to seal. Once rolled, beat the egg with the water and brush on the top. Sprinkle with the sliced almonds.
  6. Place in oven for 20 minutes till nicely browned. Serve hot with a cold scoop of good quality vanilla ice cream.
Recipe by Box of Spice at https://boxofspice.com/2013/11/apple-strudel/