Austria · Central Europe
Apfelstrudel
Viennese apple strudel with a pastry you can read a newspaper through.
70 min Serves 8 mediumdessertbakingvienna
Ingredients
- 1 pack filo or homemade strudel dough
- 1kg apples
- 80g sugar
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 80g breadcrumbs
- 60g raisins
- Butter
Method
- 1
Toast the breadcrumbs in butter — they stop the pastry going soggy.
- 2
Toss sliced apples with sugar, cinnamon and raisins.
- 3
Lay out buttered pastry sheets and scatter the crumbs.
- 4
Spread the apples along one edge and roll up tightly, tucking the ends.
- 5
Brush with butter and bake at 190C for 40 minutes.
Budget note
A kilo of windfall apples becomes dessert for eight.
Cooking this way every week? Read our guide to the Mediterranean diet on a budget for the pantry list, cost-saving swaps and a 7-day plan.
From the book
The Milk Bar Handbook
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