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Authentic Bavarian Apple Strudel (Apfelstrudel)
The iconic Austrian-Bavarian classic: flaky, paper-thin pastry rolled around a luscious filling of spiced tart apples, raisins, cinnamon, and buttery toasted breadcrumbs.
Prep
30 min
Cook
40 min
Total
70 min
Ingredients
8servings
- Tart aromatic apples800 g
- All-purpose flour (or strudel/phyllo dough sheets)250 g
- Melted butter70 g
- Fine breadcrumbs60 g
- Granulated or brown sugar70 g
- Raisins50 g
- Ground cinnamon5 g
- Lemon juice and zest15 ml
- Pinch of salt1 pinch
Preparation Steps
1
Melt 25 g butter in a pan and toast breadcrumbs over low heat for 3-4 minutes until golden and nutty. Cool.
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2
In a large bowl, toss thinly sliced apples with sugar, cinnamon, raisins, and lemon juice and zest.
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3
Layer thin pastry sheets on a clean towel, brushing each with melted butter. Scatter toasted breadcrumbs over two-thirds of dough, arrange spiced apples on top, and roll up tightly using the towel.
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4
Transfer to baking sheet seam-side down, brush generously with melted butter, and bake at 190°C (375°F) for 35-40 minutes until golden brown and flaky. Dust with powdered sugar and serve warm.
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Provenance & Public Domain Audit
Source: Traditional German Regional Culinary Heritage / USDA Public Domain Collection (United States Department of Agriculture (USDA))
Legal status: Public Domain (17 U.S.C. § 105) • 17 U.S.C. § 105
License: Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal
