Apricot & Almond Strudel

The Viennese/Hungarian tradition offers many ways to prepare a Strudel, using doughs as diverse as yeast doughs, cookie doughs, and even puff pastry. The Strudel here is made from puff pastry, but instead of the dough being rolled around the filling, the filling is stacked between two layers of dough. The top layer of dough is slashed to let steam escape. I have provided lots of possibilities for variations. If you decide to use canned apricots for this, try to find the type packed in apric