For dessert for my New Year’s Eve dinner I decided to take a
first delve into one of my new baking books. On the request of my boyfriend I
went for “Grandma Bonka’s Apple Strudel” from the Hairy Bikers Big Book of
Baking. I really enjoyed the television series that went with the book. The
Bikers travelled all around Europe find the best bakes and cakes. I like
finding out about and trying foods from all different places so this book is perfect
for me. This recipe is from Austria.
Recipe
I used shop bought filo pasty sheets and layered them up,
brushing them with melted butter at each layer. I then covered them with toasted
breadcrumbs and then the filling: apples, sugar, cinnamon and sultanas. Then
the pastry was rolled up like a swiss roll, brushed with butter and placed on a
baking tray to put in the oven.
Results
This recipe was quite easy and simple to make and I enjoyed
having a little bit of help in the kitchen from my boyfriend. When I wound up
the strudel I didn’t get it that tight and so it was a lot fatter than I had
expected. In fact it was huge! I think this is because the apples were sliced
and so in quite large pieces. Although I had one too few apples it still made
quite a lot of filling. Bits of the filling kept falling out of each end when I
rolled it too.
The strudel was left in
the oven for the recommended 40 minutes. However, even after that amount of
time the apples were still a little hard. That could be because I chose granny
smiths and not softer eating apple. The strudel sliced well and tasted good
with cream all the same. I left what remained after serving in the warm oven.
The next day, after zapping it in the microwave, the apples were soft and it
was even better than the night before. The book says it makes 24 slices but
with my massive portions I think it will do for about 8 or 10!
Score: 6/10
Soundtrack: 18 Months, Calvin Harris
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