Apple Strudel

Paula Deen

Recipe courtesy Paula Deen, 2007

Show: Paula's Home CookingEpisode: Apple A Day

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Total Time:
1 hr 5 min
Prep
20 min
Inactive
15 min
Cook
30 min
Yield:
8 servings
Level:
Easy
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Ingredients

Apple Strudel:

  • 1/4 cup bourbon or apple juice
  • 1/2 cup golden raisins
  • 2 to 3 Granny Smith apples (about 1 pound), peeled, cored, halved, and thinly sliced
  • 1/2 lemon, juiced
  • 1 tablespoon lemon zest, finely chopped
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, plus more for sprinkling
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
  • 1/2 cup crushed shortbread cookies
  • 1/4 cup chopped pecans
  • 2 tablespoons butter, cut into pieces
  • 5 sheets phyllo dough from 1 pound package of frozen dough
  • 2 tablespoons butter, melted, for brushing phyllo sheets, plus more if needed
  • 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
  • Confectioners' sugar
  • Caramel sauce, purchased

Glaze:

  • 2 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 3 1/2 tablespoons milk

For the Strudel:

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

In a small bowl, pour the bourbon or apple juice over the raisins and microwave on high for 45 seconds. Let sit for 15 minutes.

Combine the raisins, apples, lemon juice, lemon zest, cinnamon, brown sugar, cookie crumbs, pecans, and butter in a large bowl.

Remove the phyllo dough from the box, unfold, and cover with a damp towel. Place 1 sheet of phyllo on the work surface and brush lightly with melted butter. Repeat with the remaining sheets, brushing each with melted butter, stacking when done, being sure to keep the unbuttered phyllo covered.

Place the apple mixture on the nearest third of the phyllo stack, being sure to leave a 2-inch border. Gently lift the bottom edge of the phyllo stack to cover the filling and fold the side edges over. Continue to roll the stack away from you until the filling is completely sealed in and the seam is on the bottom. Transfer to the prepared baking sheet. Brush the top with melted butter and sprinkle with granulated sugar.

Bake for 30 minutes, until golden brown. Pour over the glaze and sprinkle with cinnamon and confectioners' sugar. Pass warm caramel sauce, to drizzle over the strudel.

For the Glaze:

Mix ingredients thoroughly.

*Cook's Note: If too thick add a little bit of milk. If too thin add a little bit of confectioners' sugar.

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  • on February 05, 2012

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    This was very tasty. I used brown raisins (I drained them before adding because I already had them and I used about 8 sheets of phyllo dough- it came out more flaky. I didn't use the glaze or the caramel sauce and just dusted it with confectioners sugar and it was a hit. Used it in a german themed meal and it was a perfect ending. Will definitely be my go to recipe for apple strudel. Filling makes enough for two big strudels.

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  • on January 28, 2012

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    SO EASY TO MAKE AND HOW GREAT TASTING. I JUST LOVE IT.

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  • on January 15, 2012

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    It was good. I used about 10 sheets if phyllo. I used 5 sheets one way and could not roll it closed so I added another 5 sheets the opposite direction. I forgot to serve the caramel sauce til one of my guests suggested that it needed just a touch more sweetness. We then added and everyone loved. I would definitely make again.

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