Recipe Details

Summary

Name: Apple Strudel (apfelstrudel)

Category: Breads

2 1/2 c Flour

2 tb Shortening

1/2 c Water, warm

1 c Brown sugar

1/2 c Nuts, chopped

1/2 ts Cinnamon

1 ts Salt

2 Egg, slightly beaten

5 c Apple, sliced

1/2 c Raisins

3 tb Butter, melted

1 Lemon, grated rind of

Sift the flour and salt together. Cut in the 2 Tbsp shortening and add the

eggs and water. Knead well, then throw or beat dough against board until it

blisters. Stand it in a warm place under a cloth for 20 minutes. Cover the

kitchen table with a small white cloth and flour it. Put dough on it. Pull

out with hands very carefully to thickness of tissue paper. Spread with

mixture made of the sliced apples, melted butter, raisins, nuts, brown

sugar, cinnamon and grated lemon rind. Fold in outer edges and roll about 4

inches wide. Bake at 450-F for 10 minutes, reduce heat to 400-F and

continue to bake about 20 minutes. Let cool. Cut in slices about 2 inches

wide.