Recipe: Apple Strudel (My favorite!)

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I had a busy week... Only some crochet fitted in (see the pic of the fruits below) and thus I figured I should give you the recipe Michelle has been trying to get from me for some time ;-) 

What is your favorite winter/autuum treat? Mine is most certainly apple strudel. I usually get it instead of cake when we go out for coffee (and am disappointed if the strudel isn't great). But that occacional apple strudel wasn't enough for me and so I decided to make some at home. Over the years I became pretty good with it and thus I want to share my recipe with you.

 

By the way... I am lazy. Thus I am not making strudel dough myself. I buy frozen pastry sheets instead.

I wish I could share pictures with you buttt the last time I made a strudel and had my camera in reach, it (... the strudel not the camera) was eaten too fast. Oh well. I will add pics the next time I make one!

Ingredients

Pastry sheets (Puff Pastry)

6 apples

200 grams chopped almonds

2 Tablespoons of sugar

1 Tablespoon of honey

2 Teaspoons cinnamon

1/4 Teaspoon cardamom 

1-2 cups of sultanas (to your liking)

Preparation

Take the pastry out of the freezer. Preheat the oven to 175 ° C.

1. Cut three apples in pieces and cook them in hot water til they are soft (Add the sugar to the cooking water). Take them out of the water and puree them. 

2. Cut the other three apples in small pieces and mix them with the sultanas, almonds, honey and spices. Add the apple puree and mix well.  

3. Make one large piece out of the pastry sheets. Like a paper, one side should be longer than the other. The longer side is the one which will get folded over. Put the filling in the middle of the pastry (see picture!). Make sure to leave some space at each of the sides of the short side. Fold the long sides over the filling. Close the sides by folding the short sides in. Make sure there are no open spaces anywhere...

4. Bake for 30 minutes.

5. Eat with whipped cream and ice cream!