Taste:    Sweet 

Serves:    6 

Ingredients:

1/2 cup caster sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 cup dry breadcrumbs
425g can pie apple
1/3 cup sultanas
1 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest
6 sheets fillo pastry
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
125g butter, melted
1 tablespoon caster sugar, extra icing sugar, to serve

 

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 200 degrees C.

2. Combine sugar and cinnamon. Mix half with breadcrumbs. Combine remaining sugar/cinnamon mixture with apple, sultanas and lemon zest.

3. Layer pastry sheets, brushing melted butter in between each layer and sprinkling 2 tablespoons breadcrumb mixture between every second layer. Combine remaining breadcrumb mixture with walnuts. Spread half of walnut mixture over bottom half of pastry stack. Pile apple mixture in a sausage shape along centre of walnut layer and sprinkle remaining walnut mixture over apple. Fold short pastry end over apple and roll up tightly. Place on a greased oven tray seam side down and brush with butter. Sprinkle with sugar. Cut 8cm long diagonal slashes through top of strudel at 4-5cm intervals.

4. Bake for 45-50 minutes or until golden brown. Dust with icing sugar just before serving. Serve warm with cream or ice-cream. 

Cook's Tip:    Enjoy! 

 

 

Recipe Reference: 16