If there’s one thing we had an overload of on our recent Danube River cruise, it was apple strudel. Oh, do the Austrians and Germans love the stuff. And so does my husband. It’s not my favorite dessert, but it’s definitely a crowd please and because of that, on board ship our chef gave a demonstration of how to make the perfect apple strudel, and then served us some.
(I should tell you that our head housekeeper also gave a towel-folding demonstration, which I meant to attend just for grins, but forgot about. Later, when I saw leftover towels folded in the shape of swans, I realized I hadn’t missed much.)
But back to the apple strudel recipe. Here it is, and I guarantee you it will fill up one of those vacation days you’re taking.
Apple Strudel Recipe
(from Viking Cruise Line)
Makes 6 servings
Dough
12.25 oz flour
1 Tablespoon oil
1 Tablespoon melted butter
3.5 oz lukewarm water
Filling
1.24 lb tart apples, peeled, cored, sliced
3.5 oz. melted butter
3.5 oz. biscuit breadcrumbs
1.75 oz. light brown sugar
Optional: raisins, cinnamon, chopped nuts, lemon juice, rum
Directions
Preheat oven to 400 degrees
Peel apples and cut into thin slices. Gently brown biscuit crumbs in butter. Combine all filling ingredients together.
Mix flour, salt, oil and water. Kneed together with the kneading hook on mixer for about 10 min. until dough is smooth and elastic. Roll dough into ball and brush with butter. Use a sharp knife to cut a cross atop the ball of dough, then leave to rest at room temperature for two hours, wrapped in cling wrap.
Sprinkle patterned tablecloth evenly with flour. Roll dough out as thinly as possible. Place your hands, stretched out flat, under the dough and draw the dough over the back of your hand so it becomes thinner and thinner. The dough will be done when the tablecloth pattern is recognizable through the dough, or when you can read newspaper print through it.
Fill and roll the strudel together, being sure to use the tablecloth to help you by raising the end with the filled dough just enough that the strudel becomes to roll on its own. Grease strudel with melted butter and bake at 400 degrees for 30 minutes or until golden brown.
Or, save yourself all this work and buy in an authentic bakery.
That strudel looks divine. I’m very happy that you have the opportunity to travel. Thank you for sharing elements of your trip here. Interesting, beautiful and yummy details!
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That strudel looks divine. I’m very happy that you have the opportunity to travel. Thank you for sharing elements of your trip here. Interesting, beautiful and yummy details!
Travel is everything to us. We do not cocktail or dine out all that often. But we do travel!
This looks good, but I’m not big on desserts. But I would like to know how to make a napkin swan!
Michael said the swan took a bath towel and one or two hand towels. Too many!
That strudel looks divine. I need to try it, then I can say I made the real thing!
Let me know how it turns out!
If I eat or even think about food, I will never get my pants buttoned again. Repost this in February when I am dying for something sweet!
I just opened a late holiday box and it was FULL of sweets. I have to give some of it away or live to regret it!
That looks amazing! I don’t cook but I would be happy to be your taster 🙂
You and Michael could finish it, not my thing!
Apple and strudel – two of my favorite words in one sentence!