Apple Strudel with Homemade Stretched Pastry

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At a glance

You'll craft paper-thin pastry from scratch and master the satisfying stretch technique that's easier than it sounds, while your filling of spiced apples, walnuts, and raisins comes together on the side. The real magic happens when you layer it all up and bake it golden, but heads up—the dough needs plenty of resting time (ideally overnight), so plan ahead to let everything come together beautifully.

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Making the Pliable Dough

In a bowl, mix plain flour with a pinch of salt. Add lukewarm water, oil, vinegar and cooled melted butter. Work into a smooth, though slightly sticky, dough first with a wooden spoon and then by hand.

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150 gram
All-purpose wheat flour

2 gram
Salt

90 gram
Water

9 gram
Sunflower Oil

3 gram
White wine vinegar

15 gram
Unsalted Butter
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Resting Is Key

Drizzle the finished ball of dough in the bowl with oil so it doesn't dry out. Cover the bowl carefully with plastic wrap and place the dough in the fridge. For the best results, let it rest there ideally overnight.

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20 gram
Sunflower Oil
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While the Dough Rests: The Filling

Let the dough sit at room temperature for about 30 minutes to soften. Meanwhile, coarsely grate the apples and mix them with sugar, cinnamon, raisins, walnuts and lemon juice. Melt the butter and blitz the sponge biscuits into crumbs.

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5 piece
Apple

70 gram
Granulated Sugar

1 tablespoon
Ground Cinnamon

50 gram
Sultana raisins

50 gram
Walnuts (unsalted)

1 piece
Lemon

20 gram
Unsalted Butter

40 gram
Baby Sponge Fingers

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The Magic of Stretching the Dough

Lay a clean tea towel on the table and dust it generously with flour. Roll the dough out slightly on the towel, then carefully stretch it from the centre outwards using the backs of your hands, until it's thin and almost see-through.
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Filling the Strudel

Drizzle the stretched dough with melted butter. Sprinkle the sponge crumbs over one third of it, then spread the well-drained apples evenly on top. Using the tea towel, fold the edge of the dough over the filling.
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Rolling the Strudel

Using the tea towel, gradually roll the whole strudel up to the end. Brush the loose edge of the dough with butter so it seals nicely and the strudel doesn't open up while baking. Fold the edge over so the seam ends up on top.
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Final Touches and Transferring to the Baking Tray

Tear off any excess dough at the ends of the strudel and fold it towards the seam side. Carefully, again using the tea towel, flip the whole strudel onto a greased baking tray so the seam faces down.
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Bake Until Golden

Brush the entire surface of the strudel generously with the remaining melted butter. Place it in an oven preheated to 180°C and bake for about 30 minutes, until beautifully golden and crisp. Dust with sugar once cooled.

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5 gram
Powdered Sugar

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Apple Strudel with Homemade Stretched Pastry

Name: Authentic Homemade Apple Strudel
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 565 min
Yield: 5
Cuisine: Austrian
Ingredients: 50 gram Sultana raisins; 50 gram Walnuts (unsalted); 3 gram White wine vinegar; 35 gram Unsalted Butter; 5 piece Apple; 150 gram All-purpose wheat flour; 90 gram Water; 40 gram Baby Sponge Fingers; 29 gram Sunflower Oil; 1 tablespoon Ground Cinnamon; 2 gram Salt; 5 gram Powdered Sugar; 70 gram Granulated Sugar; 1 piece Lemon

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Prep 35 min Cook 30 min

Plus overnight of resting (not counted in active time)

14 Ingredients

8 Steps

Very hard Difficulty

Equipment

What you'll need besides the ingredients.

Tea towel

What's in it?

501 kcal

Calories

81 g

Carbohydrates

20 g

Fats

7 g

Proteins

The nutritional information is an estimate and may vary based on the specific ingredients used.

About this recipe

Remember your grandma's strudel, the one with pastry so thin it practically melted on your tongue? 👵 Think stretched pastry is too tricky to attempt? Not at all! With our foolproof recipe, you'll master it with ease and discover the magic hiding inside. 🍎 Imagine the irresistible aroma of cinnamon and apples filling your whole home, and that perfect crunch as you bite into a golden, buttery strudel. Mouth watering already? 😋 Let's get baking together and create the best strudel you've ever tasted!

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Making the Pliable Dough

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Resting Is Key

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Filling the Strudel

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Final Touches and Transferring to the Baking Tray

Bake Until Golden

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