Apple Strudel

Strudel first caught my attention in a press release I received a long time ago. The reason why the press release caught my attention was that it told the history of the dessert rather than just an advertisement.

It was explained so well that I saved it to use with a suitable recipe. I don't know if this place is open now, but I really want to stop by there one day and taste the strudel they make.

The origin of Strudel is attributed to the Kingdom of Austria. The most important ingredient of the dessert, phyllo dough, originated in the Middle East and spread to Hungary and Central Europe over Turkey at the time. Hungarians filled the dough used in baklava with fruits and obtained a different dessert. Strudel is a dessert popular during the Habsburg Empire in the 18th century. The oldest Strudel recipe is a manuscript that was found in the Vienna city library in 1696. The word Strudel is of German origin and means "swirl".

Strudel and love…

The naming of Strudel as a love dessert is based on the rumor that, during the Austrian Empire, a master cook put a love letter in Strudel dough and expressed his feelings to the woman he loved in this way.

Strudel has two flavors: apple and quark cheese; Topfenstrudel with Apfelstrudel… Apfelstrudel with apples overflowing from a thin, soft dough and topfenstrudel made with soft delicious quark cheese offer you different tastes. In addition, Strudel has sour cherry, cherry, poppy, spinach and cabbage varieties that vary according to the countries. In every bite of Strudel, you will feel the dough and the wonderful butter flavor that melts in your mouth.

You can add other fruits to the apples you have prepared. For example, I used 2 apples and 1 half pear in the recipe. You can get different flavors by choosing fruits that will not melt the dough by being watered too much at home.

Apart from powdered sugar, you can use vanilla ice cream or cherry jam.

Yours ..

Ingredients for Apple Strudel Recipe

For dough:

• 2 water glass flour
• 1 pieces of eggs
• 3 tablespoons oil
• 1 pinch of salt
• 1 pinch of granulated sugar
• half a glass of water

For Mortar:

• 3 firm green apples
• 1 coffee cup breadcrumbs
• 50 g butter
• 5 tablespoons brown sugar
• 2 tea glass of raisins
• optional 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• powdered sugar for topping

How to Make Apple Strudel Recipe?

1. Take all the ingredients except water into the mixing bowl. Add half a tea glass of water slowly and knead until you get a soft dough.
2. Cover the dough with a cloth and let it rest for half an hour.
3. Wash and dice the apples without peeling them. Dip it in breadcrumbs.
4. Take the brown sugar and butter in the pan. When the butter melts, add the apples and currants and sauté until the apples turn pink and remove from the heat.
5. Take the rested dough on the floured counter and roll out a thin dough.
6. Spread the apple mortar you prepared across the dough end and wrap it in a roll.
7. Grease your baking tray or bowl and place your strudel on the tray.
8. Bake in the oven preheated to 180 degrees for about 15-20 minutes until the top of the dough is browned.