Quick Pie Dough Apple Strudel
By mitzzy
Big slabs of hold-together, amazing strudel. Use frozen apple slices from the grocer or food service store or Costco for a slightly commercial style bakery strudel. Or use fresh and frozen or all fresh (of course). This makes a great homey tasting, but slightly deli-style strudel that is a good traveler (it's not a messy strudel; it holds up). If using Granny Smith apples, slice them thin and use a ton.
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Ingredients
- Pie Dough
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1/4 cup shortening
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- Ice Water as required
- Filling
- 6 cups fresh or frozen sliced apples
- 1 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon apple pie spice or cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 1/2 cup yellow raisins or pitted sour cherries
Preparation
Step 1
Filling
6 cups fresh or frozen sliced apples
1 ¼ cup sugar
1 teaspoon apple pie spice or cinnamon
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
½ cup yellow raisins or pitted sour cherries
Prepare pie dough by pulsing dry ingredients to blend in a food processor. Add in shortening and butter and pulse to make a mealy mixture. Add in the ice-water as required (a few tablespoons) and pulse to make a mass. Turn out and briefly knead and pat into a dough. Cover and refrigerate at least one hour or overnight.
For filling, toss all ingredients in a large bowl.
Line a large, doubled up baking sheet with parchment paper. Preheat oven 375 F.
For the strudel, divide dough in half. Roll out a section at a time on a lightly floured board to a rectangle of 16-18 inches by 14 inches. Place half the apple filling on the end of the dough (the end nearest you - the wider, horizontal end, facing your waistline), leaving a 2-inch border. Roll up gently, flatly ever so slightly. Place on baking sheet. Repeat with remaining dough and filling. Make slits on top of strudel logs, brush with egg wash or milk and sprinkle with coarse sugar.
Bake until golden brown, (reducing temperature to 350 F midway) 35-50 minutes and filling is beginning to bubble out of the slits. Cool to room temperature before serving. Dust with confections sugar if desired.
8-12 servings