Apple Strudel with Water-and-Olive-Oil Dough

A delicious, sweet pastry with a golden crust! There are many ways to make strudel, but the most classic is apple strudel. It's wonderful with a cup of coffee or tea.

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Composition / ingredients

Servings:
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Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe
By weight of the composition:
Proteins 13 % 5 g
Fats 15 % 6 g
Carbohydrates 73 % 29 g
182 kcal
GI: 21 / 0 / 79

Cooking method

  1. Step 1:

    Step 1

    Pour warm water into a bowl and stir in the salt.

  2. Step 2:

    Step 2

    Add the olive oil and stir.

  3. Step 3:

    Step 3

    Add the flour a little at a time. Keep in mind that flour varies, so you may need a bit more or less. Knead a non-sticky dough.

  4. Step 4:

    Step 4

    Wrap the dough in plastic and let it rest in the fridge for 30 minutes.

  5. Step 5:

    Step 5

    Meanwhile, make the filling. Gather all the ingredients.

  6. Step 6:

    Step 6

    First, chop the walnuts and toast them in a dry pan until golden.

  7. Step 7:

    Step 7

    Next, peel the apples and chop them finely. Meanwhile, melt the butter in a skillet and add the apples. Cook for 5 minutes.

  8. Step 8:

    Step 8

    Then add the sugar and stir.

  9. Step 9:

    Step 9

    Add the cinnamon, stir, and simmer over medium heat for 15 minutes. Then turn off the heat and let it cool.

  10. Step 10:

    Step 10

    Once the mixture has cooled, stir in the toasted walnuts. The filling is ready.

  11. Step 11:

    Step 11

    Roll the dough out very thin — thin enough to see through. If it's not translucent, keep rolling. Transfer it to a kitchen towel and sprinkle breadcrumbs along one side. Spread the filling over them and roll it up. Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C). Move the strudel onto a silicone baking mat. If you don't have one, use parchment brushed with vegetable oil and transfer the strudel onto it.

  12. Step 12:

    Step 12

    Brush the roll with beaten egg, put it in the 400°F (200°C) oven, and bake for 45 minutes.

    Then let the strudel cool and dust it with powdered sugar.

    Enjoy!

  • Strudel is a dish that originated in Vienna. It's made of thinly rolled dough with all sorts of fillings, which makes it both delicious and satisfying. In Vienna, strudel is traditionally enjoyed with a cup of coffee or tea.
  • By one account, strudel descends from baklava — a Middle Eastern sweet made of thin dough with a honey-and-nut filling.
  • Strudel has long been officially considered a Viennese pastry, which is why it's so popular there.
  • Be prepared to need more or less flour than the recipe calls for. Go by the consistency of the dough rather than the exact amount of flour. To avoid mistakes, read up on flour and its properties!
  • Keep in mind that every oven is different. Your temperature and baking time may differ from the recipe. For any baked dish to turn out well, get to know how your oven behaves.

Caloric content of the products possible in the composition of the dish

  • Chicken egg - 157  kcal/100g
  • Egg white - 45  kcal/100g
  • Egg powder - 542  kcal/100g
  • Egg yolk - 352  kcal/100g
  • Ostrich egg - 118  kcal/100g
  • Apples - 47  kcal/100g
  • Dried apples - 210  kcal/100g
  • Canned apple mousse - 61  kcal/100g
  • Walnuts - 650  kcal/100g
  • Black Walnut English Walnut - 628  kcal/100g
  • Black Persian Walnut - 651  kcal/100g
  • Walnut oil - 925  kcal/100g
  • Whole durum wheat flour fortified - 333  kcal/100g
  • Whole durum wheat flour, universal - 364  kcal/100g
  • Flour krupchatka - 348  kcal/100g
  • Flour - 325  kcal/100g
  • Granulated sugar - 398  kcal/100g
  • Sugar - 398  kcal/100g
  • Butter 82% - 734  kcal/100g
  • Amateur unsalted butter - 709  kcal/100g
  • Unsalted peasant butter - 661  kcal/100g
  • Peasant salted butter - 652  kcal/100g
  • Melted butter - 869  kcal/100g
  • Salt - 0  kcal/100g
  • Water - 0  kcal/100g
  • Olive oil - 913  kcal/100g
  • Powdered sugar - 374  kcal/100g
  • Breadcrumbs - 347  kcal/100g
  • Ground cinnamon - 247  kcal/100g

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