Grandma's Apple Strudel

By margiekyle

Ingredients

• APPLE FILLING
• 6 cups apples, peeled and sliced
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• CRUST
• 3 3/4 cups flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 1/2 cups shortening
• 2 eggs yolks plus water to equal 1 cup , reserve 1 egg white.
• ICING/FROSTING
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 2 tablespoons milk or light cream approximately
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Details

Servings 10
Preparation time 30mins
Cooking time 80mins
Adapted from justapinch.com

Preparation

Step 1

Mix apple slices, sugar, 1/2 cup flour and 1 tsp cinnamon for the filling. Set aside.

Mix the remaining ingredients as pie crust, reserve 1 egg white. Divide dough in two pieces. Roll out 1/2 of the dough to fit a 10x15 inch jelly roll pan with sides.

Cover with apple mixture. Roll out top crust. Cover with top crust. Brush top with egg white. Slit crust. Bake at 350 for 45-60 min.

Mix 1 cup powdered sugar and 1/2 tsp vanilla with enough cream or milk to make thin frosting. Mix well and spread over hot crust.