Apfelstrudel Apple Strudel Recipe

Apfelstrudel Apple Strudel Recipe

Ingredients

• Serving Size : 6
• 6 cup apples; tart – sliced
• 3/4 cup almonds – ground
• 3/4 cup raisins
• 8 ounce filo leaves; 1/2 box – thawed
• 1 tablespoon lemon rind – grated
• 1 3/4 cup butter;(no margarine) – melted
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 cup bread crumbs – finely crushed
• 2 teaspoon cinnamon

Method

1. Mix apples with raisins, lemon rind, sugar, cinnamon, and almonds.
2. Set aside.
3. Place 1 filo leaf on a kitchen towel and brush with melted butter.
4. Place a second leaf on top and brush with butter again.
5. Repeat until 5 leaves have been used, using about 1/2 c of butter.
6. Cook and stir bread crumbs with 1/4 c of butter until lightly browned.
7. Sprinkle 3/4 cup crumbs on the layered filo leaves.
8. Mound 1/2 of the filling in a 3-inch strip along the narrow end of the filo, leaving a 2-inch border.
9. Lift towel, using it to roll leaves over apples, jelly roll fashion.
10. Brush top of the strudel with butter and sprinkle with 2 T crumbs.
11. Repeat the entire procedure for the second strudel.
12. Bake the strudels at 400 degrees F for 20 to 25 minutes, until browned
13. Makes 2 strudels, 6 to 8 servings each.
14. NOTE: Frozen filo leaves for strudel can be found at most supermarkets in the frozen foods sections.

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