Apple Strudel
Ingredients
- Apple Filling:
- Jonagold or Golden Delicious apples, peeled, cored, and thinly sliced
- 1 Tbs. lemon juice
- 1/2 C. walnuts or pecans, chopped
- 1/2 C. golden raisins or currants, dried
- 2 Tbs. sugar
- Spice Crumb Mixture:
- 2 Tbs. bread crumbs, plain
- 2 Tbs. Sugar
- 1 tsp. Cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp. Lemon zest, grated
- 1 Tbs. Butter or margarine, melted
- 4 sheets (12 x 17 inch) Filo pastry, thawed if frozen
- 1/3 C. Butter or margarine, melted
- Confectioners' sugar as needed
- Whipped cream (optional) To preference
Directions
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Lightly grease baking sheet and set aside. In large bowl, toss apples with lemon juice. Add walnuts, raisins, and sugar; mix well. Set aside. Prepare spiced crumb mixture: in small bowl, combine bread crumbs, sugar, cinnamon, and lemon zest. Sprinkle with butter and toss until well combined. Set aside. To assemble strudel, place two stacked sheets of filo on tea towel on work surface. Brush all over with melted butter. Top with 2 more sheets filo; brush with butter. Sprinkle Spicy Crumb Mixture over filo; spread Apple Filling along one short end. Using towel to lift, roll pastry jelly-roll fashion to enclose filling. Place seam side down on baking sheet. Brush with melted butter. Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until golden brown. Cool at least 15 minutes. Sprinkle with powdered sugar and serve with whipped cream, if desired.
