Abruzzese Strudel

Name: Abruzzese Strudel
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil, plus extra for greasing; a pinch of salt; 100 g/3½ oz/scant ½ cup caster or granulated sugar, plus extra for sprinkling; 100 g/3½ oz/scant ½ cup caster or granulated sugar, plus extra for sprinkling; 100 g/3½ oz/heaped ¾ cup sultanas; 50 g/1¾ oz/⅓ cup blanched almonds, roughly chopped; 8 shelled walnuts, roughly chopped; 3 large apples, peeled, cored and sliced; 5 dried figs, chopped; 5 prunes, pitted and chopped; 2–3 tbsp icing sugar; 250 g/8 oz/2 cups plain white flour, sifted, plus extra for dusting

Preparation info

Serves
6–8

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
1 hr 10

Appears in

Fiori Di Zucca

By Valentina Harris

Published 2013

About

This is the famous Abruzzese version of a strudel that Italia would always make for Christmas, and then continued to send to us long after she retired as our cook in Rome.

Ingredients

100 g/3½ oz/heaped ¾ cup sultanas
50

Europe
Italy
Rome
Pie
Vegan
Christmas

Method

To make the pastry, put the flour, sugar, oil and salt in a mixing bowl and knead together, adding enough warm water to form a firm dough. Cover with a clean tea towel and leave to rest for 20 minutes.

Meanwhile, put the sultanas in a bowl, cover with warm water and soak for 20 minutes until plump and swollen. Drain and pat dry on kitchen paper.