Apple strudel

Name: Apple strudel
Prep time: 1 h 10 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 2 h
Yield: Serves 6-8
Cuisine: Austrian
Ingredients: icing sugar, for dusting; 600 g (1¼ lb) cooking or very sharp dessert apples; 60 g (2 oz) sultanas; 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 600 g (1¼ lb) cooking or very sharp dessert apples; 90 g (3 oz) fresh breadcrumbs; 3 tablespoons caster sugar; 1 egg, lightly beaten; 120 g (4 oz) unsalted butter; 185 g (6 oz) strong or plain flour; 185 g (6 oz) strong or plain flour

Preparation info

Serves
6-8

Difficulty
Complex
Ready in
2 hr

Appears in

Desserts

By Le Cordon Bleu

Published 1998

About

In Vienna it is said that in the making of a perfect apple strudel, the dough is stretched so finely that a love letter may he read through it.

Ingredients

185 g (6 oz) strong or plain flour
1 egg, lightly beaten

Europe
Austria
Vienna
Dessert
Vegetarian

Method

Sift the flour and a pinch of salt into a large bowl. Make a well in the centre, add the beaten egg and 75 ml (2½ fl oz) warm water, and mix with your hands to a smooth dough. With