Apple Strudel with Raisins

Name: Apple Strudel with Raisins (Jablečný štrůdl/Jablkova’ štrúdl ǎ)
Cuisine: Czech
Ingredients: 250 g/9 oz/generous 1 cup butter, softened; 250 g/9 oz/generous 1 cup sour cream; 30 ml/2 tbsp sugar; 15 ml/1 tsp vanilla essence; large pinch of salt; 250 g/9 oz/2¼ cups plain (all-purpose) flour; icing (confectioners’) sugar, sifted, for dusting; 2-3 cooking apples; 45-60 ml/3-4 tbsp sultanas (golden raisins) or raisins; 45-60 ml/3-4 tbsp sultanas (golden raisins) or raisins; 45-60 ml/3-4 tbsp sultanas (golden raisins) or raisins; 45 ml/3 tbsp light muscovado (brown) sugar; 115 g/4 oz/1 cup walnuts, roughly chopped; 5-10 ml/1-2 tsp ground cinnamon; 60 ml/4 tbsp apricot jam or conserve; 60 ml/4 tbsp apricot jam or conserve

Jablečný štrůdl/Jablkova’ štrúdl ǎ

Preparation info

Makes
3

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Czech & Slovak Food and Cooking

By Ivana Veruzabova

Published 2015

About

This crisp pastry roll, filled with apples, raisins, sultanas and apricot jam, is a classic after-dinner sweet treat. It is delicious served with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or a serving of whipped cream and a sprinkling of icing sugar.

Ingredients

250 g/9 oz/generous 1 cup butter, softened
250

Europe
Slovakia
Czech Republic
Dessert
Dinner
Vegetarian
Eastern Europe

Method

To make the pastry, beat the butter until it is light and fluffy, then add the sour cream, sugar, vanilla essence and salt, and beat the contents together well.
Stir the flour into the mixture, then put in a plastic bag and chill overnight or longer.
Preheat the oven to 180