Apple, Cinnamon and Raisin Strudel
Have a go at making your own Strudel pastry, recipe below. but for a quicker method use filo.
Preparation time: 30 minutes plus resting Quantity: Serves 8-10 Cooking time: 20-30 minutes
Ingredients
Strudel Pastry -
250g/ 9 oz plain flour- sieved
1 medium-large egg
300g/1 fl oz vegetable oil
25g/1 oz melted butter
60g/2 fl oz water
Filling-
4-5 apples
50g/ 2 oz raisins
2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 tablespoon light brown sugar or caster
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
egg or milk wash
Method
- Sieve the flour and make a well in the middle
- Add the egg, oil, water and butter
- Mix well -to form a dough
- Season
- Kneed for 5-10 minutes, till slightly elastic
- Rest in the fridge, covered for 30 minutes or so
Prepare the filling, peel, core and very thinly slice the apples, optional soak the raisins in a little rum or calvados, mix with the apples, sugar and cinnamon- squeeze over the lemon juice
- To roll the pastry -
On a well floured bench, roll out the dough till 1/2 inch thick
- Then the fun begins = Stretch by hand, pulling round, keep going till as thin as paper-well we’ll settle between paper and cardboard
- Spread out the filling on the pastry, roll over and over to make a long sausage- fold over the edges
- Place on a greased tray-brush with beaten egg and milk or just milk, sprinkle with sugar (optional)
- Bake in a preheated oven Gas 5/200*c/400*f - for 20-30 minutes till golden, turn the oven down and cook for a further 5 minutes