Recipe#11307

Title: Apple Strudel 07

From: "wip" w_____@abcd.com 
 Newsgroups: rec.food.baking 
 Subject: Re: Apple Strudel 
 Date: 31 Dec 1996 03:29:59 GMT 
 Message-ID: <01bbf6cc$1d28e040$ac1e66cf@SmarttNet.smartt.com> 

My Oma (Grandma in German) showed me how to make this and I have made it
 about 5 times since. I am sure you already know that it is not the easiest
 to stretch the dough but with practice one can become adept at it.
 Strudel dough:
 3 cups all purpose flour
 1/2 cup butter
 1 beaten egg
 2/3 cup warm water (110 to 115 deg. )
    FILLING
 3/4 cup butter, very soft, almost melted
 1 beaten egg white
 In a large mixing bowl combine flour and 1/2 tsp. salt; cut in 1/2 cup
 butter till mixture resembles small crumbs.  Combine egg and water; add to
 flour mixture. Stir till combined.  Turn dough out onto lightly floured
 surface' knead 5 minutes. Divide in half. Cover; let stand at room temp. 1
 hour.  
 Cover a large surface (table) with a floured cloth. ON the cloth roll half
 of the dough into a 15 inch square. spread on 2 tbs.. of butter. Cover; let
 rest 10 min. . Stretch dough starting with the center of dough and using
 back of your hand slowly stretch the dough to abut 40 by 20 inch and you
 should be able to see your hand through the dough. The dough will be paper
 thin and see through. 
 Spread 1/4 cup of the soften butter on the first 1/4 section of the longest
 side of the rectangle shape dough.( Oh yeah, cut off the thicker edges of
 the dough all around). Now add your filling on top of the butter and using
 your cloth to roll up the dough, start rolling till filling has been
 covered. Now spread the rest of the dough with butter and then roll the
 whole thing up until you have a tight roll. Seal the edges. 
 Place on a greased pan, curve slightly to form a crescent. Repeat with
 reaming dough and filling. Brush strudel tops with egg white. Sprinkle with
 sugar if desired . Bake in 350 oven for 35 - 40 min.
 FILLING: (easy)
 2/3 cup sugar
 1 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
 6 cups very thin sliced peeled apples
 1/2 cup dried currants
 Combine all ingredients
  
 FILLING (original Austrian recipe)
 1 cup fresh bread crumbs fried in oil until browned
 1 cup cranberries soaked overnight in dark rum
 2/3 cup sugar mixed with 2 tsp. cinnamon
 5 cups thin sliced apples
 1 cup lemon juice (fresh)
 Mix all together.