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🍰 Crispy Apple Strudel with Breadcrumbs

301 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 250 g flour (plus flour for dusting)
• 1 tsp soft butter
• 125 ml lukewarm water
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 tsp white wine vinegar
• 1 large egg
• 50 g butter (melted, for brushing)
• 100 g breadcrumbs (toasted in a little butter in a pan and cooled)
• 1 kg tart cooking apples (such as Boskop), peeled, cored, sliced very thinly
• 100 g sugar
• 1 pinch ground cinnamon
• 50 g sultanas (raisins)
• 100 g butter (melted)

Instructions

1. 1. Sift the flour onto a clean work surface.
2. 2. Press a well into the center of the flour.
3. 3. Stir the butter into the warm water until it dissolves.
4. 4. Pour the butter-water mixture into the well.
5. 5. Add salt, vinegar, and egg.
6. 6. Mix the ingredients first with the tip of a knife.
7. 7. Then work the mass into a dough with your hands.
8. 8. If the dough seems too dry, add a little warm water.
9. 9. Shape the dough into a ball.
10. 10. Dust the work surface with flour.
11. 11. Knead the dough for 5 to 7 minutes.
12. 12. Knead until the dough is smooth and shiny.
13. 13. Shape the dough back into a ball.
14. 14. Cover the dough ball with an inverted bowl.
15. 15. Let the dough rest for at least 30 minutes.
16. 16. You can let the dough rest for up to 1 hour.
17. 17. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius.
18. 18. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
19. 19. Cover a table with a clean cotton cloth.
20. 20. Sprinkle some flour on the cloth.
21. 21. Place the dough in the center of the cloth.
22. 22. Roll the dough as thinly as possible into a circle.
23. 23. Brush the edge of the dough sparingly with melted butter.
24. 24. Gently stretch the dough apart with your hands.
25. 25. Stretch the dough outwards from the center.
26. 26. Stretch the dough between the cloth and the dough.
27. 27. Stretch the dough until it is paper-thin.
28. 28. Small tears in the dough are not a problem.
29. 29. Sprinkle the bottom two-thirds of the dough with the breadcrumbs.
30. 30. Then sprinkle the dough with the apples.
31. 31. Sprinkle the dough with sugar.
32. 32. Sprinkle the dough with cinnamon.
33. 33. Sprinkle the dough with sultanas.
34. 34. Leave the top third of the dough free.
35. 35. Brush the free third with melted butter.
36. 36. Save some butter for glazing.
37. 37. Trim the dough edge evenly.
38. 38. Gently roll up the dough, starting from the filled side.
39. 39. Use the cloth as help when rolling up.
40. 40. Place the strudel in a horseshoe shape on the prepared baking sheet.
41. 41. Brush the strudel with the remaining butter.
42. 42. Bake the strudel for 40 to 45 minutes in the hot oven.
43. 43. Bake the strudel until it is golden brown and crispy.
44. 44. Generously dust the strudel with powdered sugar.
45. 45. Serve the strudel warm.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 301
• Protein: 4 g · Fett/Fat: 12 g · Carbs: 44 g