Apple and prune strudel Recipe
Spiced apples, raisins, and prunes are folded into layers of flaky store-bought phyllo for a tempting treat.
Ingredients
- 200 g pitted prunes
- 80 ml rum
- 800 g apples (about 600 g peeled and cored)
- 3 tbs honey
- ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- ¼ tsp ground cloves
- ¼ tsp ground ginger
- 1 packet of vanilla sugar (10 g)
- Grated rind of ½ lemon
- 150 g butter, melted
- 500 g Filo dough,(12 sheets fresh filo pastry), divided
- Powdered sugar for dusting
Directions
1.
Soak prunes in rum for several hours or overnight.
2.
Gently heat prunes, rum and honey for 1-2 minutes over medium-high flame until honey is dissolved. Stir and set aside.
3.
Peel and core all the apples and cut them into walnut-sized pieces.
4.
Place them in a bowl with cinnamon, ground cloves, ground ginger, vanilla sugar, soaked prunes and grated lemon rind. Toss gently together and set aside.
5.
Lay a sheet of pastry on top of the clean working surface. Brush with a little butter and place the next sheet on top, brush again with butter. Continue layering and buttering as before until all 6 sheets are used.
6.
Using a slotted spoon, pile the half of fruit along the length of the front edge making sure that the prunes are evenly distributed. Roll the pastry around the fruit into a sausage shape, tucking in the ends. Repeat with the remaining 6 sheets. The amount is enough for 2 strudels.
7.
Transfer to baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Brush each roll with melted butter.
8.
Bake in the oven at 190°C for 25-30 minutes or until crisp and golden.
9.
Dust with powdered sugar and serve warm or chilled the following day.
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Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per Serving | %DV |
|---|---|
| Serving Size 99g | |
| Recipe makes 16 servings | |
| Calories 233 | |
| Calories from Fat 86 | 37% |
| Total Fat 9.78g | 12% |
| Saturated Fat 5.35g | 21% |
| Trans Fat 0.0g | |
| Cholesterol 21mg | 7% |
| Sodium 209mg | 9% |
| Potassium 143mg | 4% |
| Total Carbs 32.29g | 9% |
| Dietary Fiber 1.9g | 6% |
| Sugars 11.69g | 8% |
| Protein 2.71g | 4% |
