Process fallen apples – make a quick apple strudel

Here is a recipe for a quick apple strudel, which is one of the ways how to process fallen apples, sometimes also called windfalls. Sure, you can do apple cider, grate them and preserve them for the winter, you can make compote, jam, fruit dumplings or you may simply bake a strudel for Sunday coffee or tea. It depends how many apples and time you have and because no one has time these days, make a quick apple strudel.

Ingredients

• 2 puff pastry sheets (rolled sheets)
• 6-8 apples
• 2 handfuls of breadcrumbs or ground biscuits
• 2 handfuls of raisins pre-soaked in rum (or just steamed)
• 2 handfuls of chopped walnuts (optional)
• 2 tablespoons of sugar (depending on the sweetness of the apples)
• 1 vanilla sugar
• 2 teaspoons of ground cinnamon (or to your taste)
• 1 egg

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Procedure

1. Prepare a baking tray and set oven to 170 °C. Beat the egg in a mug.
2. Peel apples and either grate them whole on a coarse grater or cut them into quarters and slice them crosswise. If you use the second method, apples will release less juice.
3. Unroll one sheet of puff pastry and place it on the baking paper. Brush all the edges of the dough with beaten egg.
4. Sprinkle the bottom half of the dough with breadcrumbs and top with half of the apples, raisins and nuts. Also sprinkle with about a half of the sugar and cinnamon.
5. Fold the top part of the dough over the filling and press all three sides together well. Then fold the edges a bit and press again. You can use a fork to do so.
6. Hold the baking paper on both long sides and transfer the strudel to one side of the baking sheet.
7. Repeat the procedure with the second dough.
8. When you have the dough on the baking sheet, brush both strudels with the remaining egg and pierce it with a fork to allow steam to escape.
9. Bake the strudels until golden brown. Serve lukewarm. You can sprinkle with powdered sugar.

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