Apple Strudel II

A wonderful mixture of apples, walnuts, raisins and cinnamon is rolled inside a paper-thin homemade dough.

• Preparation Time: 1 hr 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 60 mins
• Total Time: 2 hr 30 mins
• Calories: 620 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 ¾ cups white sugar
• 1 ½ cups butter, melted
• 1 teaspoon white sugar
• 1 cup ground walnuts
• ¾ cup raisins
• 1 cup lukewarm water
• 1 teaspoon lard, melted
• 1 cup toasted bread crumbs
• 3 ½ pounds apples - peeled, cored and thinly sliced

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Sift all-purpose flour into a large bowl. Mix in egg, water, white sugar, lard and salt. Knead until soft and smooth. Lightly brush with approximately 1 tablespoon butter. Cover with a towel and set aside 1 hour.

Step 2

Mix bread crumbs and 3/4 cup butter in a medium bowl. Mix in ground walnuts, apples, raisins, cinnamon and sugar.

Step 3

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly butter a medium baking dish.

Step 4

Spread a clean tablecloth or cotton sheet on a large work surface and dust with flour. Gently stretch the dough into a large, very thin rectangle as thin as tissue paper. Cut away thick edges. Sprinkle with approximately 1/2 cup melted butter. Spread bread crumb mixture across the dough, leaving a two inch border on all sides. Fold one end of the dough over the filling, then roll dough to form strudel. Cut so that it will fit the baking dish.

Step 5

Place strudel in baking dish and brush with remaining butter. Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown and apples are tender, about 1 hour.