21 December 2010
Posted in Sweet things

Dec 21, 2010

 a DIY puff pastry strudel for a festive dessert 

 

makes one strudel
for the puff pastry:
 150g plain flour
 Salt teaspoon
 1 ½ Tablespoon oil
 2 egg yellow
 Oil for spreading
1 Tablespoons melted butter
 2 Tablespoons ground almond

 

for the filling:
 400g Boskop Apples
 100g Marzipan, chopped
 2 Tablespoons sultanas
 3 Tablespoons ground almond
 2 Teaspoons of shaved orange peel
 2 Tablespoons fine sugar
 1 Tablespoon Cinnamon powder

method:

 1. For the pastry: Sift the flour and a pinch of salt in a bowl. Add the oil, 1 egg yellow and mix to make a well. Add the warm water and with a dough hook or hand mixer, blend together until all forms a ball. On a slightly floured workbench, form a ball and wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for one hour.
2. In a saucepan: mix the peeled, quartered and finely cut apples with the remainder of the filling ingredients on a low heat until the apples have softened.
3. Preheat the oven to 180ºC. Roll out the puff pastry to form a square 40 x 40 cm floured base. Add the filling mixture the centre to form a long line and gently wrap the pastry to form a log shape. Baste the strudel with the egg yellow and bake in the oven for 30 minutes