Country Cooking

 

 

 

Christmas
Cranberry
and
Apple Strudel

Oven setting: Gas Mark 5 or 190°C
Cooking time: 1 hr

Ingredients

2 tablespoons caster sugar
30g (1oz) breadcrumbs
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
60g (2oz) macadamia nuts, roughly chopped, toasted
Zest and juice of 1 lemon
4 dessert apples, about 500g (1lb);
150g (5oz) fresh (or frozen, thawed) cranberries
270g pack filo pastry (6 sheets), thawed if frozen
90g (3oz) butter, melted
Icing sugar, for dusting
Crème fraîche, to serve
Large baking sheet, buttered

Method


Mix 1 tablespoon of the sugar, the breadcrumbs, cinnamon, nuts and lemon zest in a small bowl.

Pour the lemon juice into a large bowl, then quarter, core and thinly slice the apples into the bowl and toss them well in the lemon juice as you do it. When well-coated, add the cranberries and the bowl of dry ingredients.

Lay a clean tea towel on the work surface, long side to the front and back, and put 3 sheets of filo pastry on it, overlapping on the long sides, by about 13cm (5in) to make a square measuring about 35cm (14in). Brush all over with melted butter, then put on 3 more sheets, as before, and brush again with butter.

Spoon the fruit filling along the edge nearest to you, leaving a 5cm (2in) border at the sides. Fold these sides in, brush with more butter, then use the tea towel to help you roll the strudel up and carefully lift it on to the baking sheet, so the seam is underneath. Brush butter over the whole roll, then sprinkle with the rest of the caster sugar.

Bake for 40-45 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes, then transfer to a serving board or plate. Dust with icing sugar and serve with crème fraîche.


 

 

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