Apple Strudel

By kimrinaldi1

Ingredients

• Dough:
• 3/4 cup warm water
• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon oil
• 3 cup sifted flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoon salt
• Filling:
• 3 lbs. Thinly sliced peeled apples
• 1 cup of Sugar
• cinnamon to taste. (A heavy sprinkling like for apple pie)
• Chopped nuts (1 cup or enough for a light scattering, but not chopped too fine)
• 1 cup of dried bread crumbs (this will absorb the apple juice to keep it from being soggy)
• 1/2 cup or more Butter (enough to dot over the apples here and there)
• Raisins (optional)

Preparation

Step 1

Mix thoroughly, let dough rest until easy to handle. Meanwhile, flour an entire cotton tablecloth - this will be your work surface. First roll, then gently stretch by hand over floured tablecloth. Stretch till paper thin. It'll be tabletop big. Spread filling ingredients evenly over the dough, leaving sealing edges on both sides and a little at the far edge. Roll lengthwise by lifting the tablecloth as you roll up the strudel. The roll will be thick (3 to 4 inches) and very long. Carefully lift it from one side, sliding the cookie sheet under it as you go. Form a large "U" shape on the pan. Prick it with a large needle to let out some of the steam of the baking apples. Bake at 400 till golden and flaky - about 20 to 30 minutes. Cut into slices or wedges when cool.