Jill's Apple Strudel

It's been a frosty week with dreams of an idyllic snowfall - but never fear let me transport you to The Austrian Alps with my super easy Apple Strudel recipe - crisp and heartwarming for those chilly days! My recipe of the week on Saturday - Lawrie's Lifestyle 12-3pm 🍏

APPLE STRUDEL

Ingredients:
750g Apples - peeled  cored and sliced - I used a variety
1.5 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 lemon zested
2 teaspoons lemon juice
100g caster sugar
75g raisins
95g butter
40g white breadcrumbs
Packet of filo pastry
Icing sugar to dust

Method:

Preheat oven to 190c/170fan/gas 5 and line a baking tray

Step 1. Mix apples, cinnamon, lemon zest, juice and raisins in a bowl

Step 2. Melt 20g of butter in a pan  and fry breadcrumbs until golden and add to apple mixture

Step 3.  Melt remaining butter.  On a clean dry tea towel lay a sheet of filo and brush with the butter.  Lay another sheet and repeat until used up.  My packet had 12 sheets so I made 2 small strudels.

Step 4. Pile the filling onto the length of pastry about 2-3cms from the edge and roll tucking in the sides to enclose the filling. Brush with remaining butter and lay on a baking sheet seam side down.

Step 5.  Bake for 40-45 minutes until golden brown. Leave to cool then dust with icing sugar and serve with cream or custard - delicious!