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Recipe Tags: Weeknight Time To Make Course Main Ingredient Cuisine Preparation Low Protein Desserts Fruit German Oven European Dietary Low In Something Apples Equipment Number Of Servings 4 Hours Or Less

Apple Strudel

Recipe from the better homes and gardens heritage cookbook (1976) at the request of a zaar member.

Steps

Stir together flour and 1 / 2 teaspoon salt.
Cut in the 1 / 2 cup butter till crumbly.
Mix beaten egg and water.
Add to flour and stir well.
Turn onto lightly floured surface.
Knead 5 minutes.
Halve dough.
Cover and let stand 1 hour.
Cover large table with floured cloth.
On cloth , roll half dough to 15-inch square.
Brush with 2 tablespoons melted butter.
Let stand a few minutes.
Starting from middle of square , carefully work underneath dough using backs of hands to gently stretch from one corner to the next till dough is paper thin and about 36 inches square.
Brush dough with 1 / 4 cup melted butter.
Mix sugar and cinnamon.
Trim edges of dough.
Put half the apples along one side , 6 inches from edge.
Sprinkle half the sugar mixture over apples.
Top with half the currants.
Gently fold 6-inch piece of dough over filling.
Slowly and evenly raise cloth behind filling , making dough roll away from you into a tight roll.
Seal ends.
Place on lightly greased 15 1 / 2 .

Ingredients

all-purpose flour, salt, butter, egg, water, sugar, cinnamon, tart apples, dried currant, egg white, powdered sugar