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Easy Apple Strudel (Apfelstrudel)

A delicious traditional Bavarian dessert made easy with store bought puff pastry. Serve with warm vanilla sauce for an authentic dessert.

Course Dessert
Cuisine American, Bavarian
Keyword Apple Dessert, Apples, Bavarian Dessert, Easy Apple Strudel, Oktoberfest Menu
Author The Tiny Fairy

Ingredients

  • 1 sheet Pepperidge Farm puff pastry sheet, thawed
  • 1 Granny Smith apples, peeled and shredded with a box grater
  • 2 Granny Smith apples, peeled and sliced thin
  • ⅔ cup light brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon powder
  • 2 Tablespoons cornstarch
  • ½ cup golden raisins
  • 1 egg and a splash of water (to make the egg wash)
  • sliced almonds
  • confectioner's sugar (powdered sugar)

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 400°F degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

  2. In a medium pan over medium heat, combine and cook the shredded apple, sliced apples, brown sugar, cinnamon powder and cornstarch for 15 minutes. Stirring frequently to ensure they cook evenly. Set aside and allow to cool to room temperature.

  3. Lightly flour your rolling pin and flat surface. Roll the thawed puff pastry a little to get a rectangle shape. Place the puff pastry on the prepared baking sheet with parchment paper.

  4. Add ½ cup of golden raisins to the apple filling and arrange the filling down the middle of the pastry lengthwise. Fold the pastry around the mixture, seal the edges and turn it so it is seam side down.

  5. Whisk an egg and a little water in a Pyrex measuring glass and brush the top of the pastry. Make three small slits on the top of the pastry and sprinkle with sliced almonds.

  6. Bake until golden brown, about 25-30 minutes. Allow to cool slightly and sprinkle with confectioner's (powdered) sugar. Serve with Warm Vanilla Sauce on the side.