Peel and cut the apples in 1 inch chunks.
It is not a bad idea to keep them in lemon water while you are cutting them.
I like to pre-cook the apples with the butter, cinnamon, lemon zest and vanilla. I don't personally add any sugar,
but if you think they need to be sweeter
add a tablespoon or 2 of sugar.
Assemble the Strudel
1 box of Puff Pastry, 2 - 8 oz sheets
Lay one of the puff pastry dough on a baking sheet.
Lay the apples down the center column
Cutting the Dough
With this frozen dough it was folded envelope style. So when you
open it up you have 3 equal columns
The center column will be for the apples.
First I cut away two triangles on each side of the middle column top and bottom
leaving a 2 inch flap for sealing the Strudel.
On the outside columns cut every 3/4 inch an incision all the way to the center colomn
at a 30 degree angle approx.
If you want you can do this before you put the apples on.
Braiding the Strudel
Fold up the end pieces over the dough.
Bring the stripts together over the apples in a braided like fashion
Bake at 400 degrees F for about 20 min or until nicely browned.
This one I braided a little more carefully to get the lines straighter.
To get a shinier crust you can brush it with egg wash before baking. |
