Best Apple Cranberry Puff Pastry Strudel Slices Recipes

QUICK PUFF PASTRY APPLE STRUDEL

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Combine apples, 3/4 cup sugar, raisins, walnuts, and cinnamon in a large bowl for the filling.
• Dust a flat work surface lightly with flour. Unroll puff pastry and sprinkle lightly with flour. Roll out slightly and mark into 3 equal sections. Spoon filling into the central section then fold over the section on the left and brush with egg. Fold the right section on top, just like a letter. Make shallow diagonal cuts in the top layer of the apple strudel. Brush with egg and sprinkle with 1 tablespoon sugar.
• Bake in the preheated oven until apple studel is puffed up and golden, 25 to 30 minutes.

APPLE-CRANBERRY PUFF PASTRY STRUDEL SLICES

Steps:

• Thaw the puff pastry sheet at room temperature for 30 minutes.
• Place the cranberries in a bowl and pour hot water to cover; let sit until plump (about 20 minutes).
• Set oven to 375 degrees.
• Lightly spray a baking sheet with cooking spray.
• In a small bowl whisk together egg and water; set aside.
• In a medium bowl combine sugar, flour, cinnamon, sliced apples, cranberrie (or raisins if using) juice from 1/2 lemon and lemon rind; toss to combine; set aside.
• Unfold the puff pastry onto a lightly-floured surface and roll into 16x12-inch rectangle.
• With the short end facing you, spoon apple mixture onto the bottom half of the rectangle to within 1-inch of edges.
• Starting at the short side roll up in jellyroll fashion.
• Place seam side down onto baking sheet, then tuck ends under to seal.
• Brush the roll with egg mixture.
• Cut several 2-inch slits about 2-inches apart on top.
• Bake for about 30-35 minutes or until golden.
• Cool on baking sheet on a wire rack for about 30 minutes (or more, do not slice before the 30 minutes or the filling will spread).
• Using a sharp serrated knife slice the baked strudel and serve warm sprinkled with confectioners sugar if desired.

PUFF PASTRY APPLE STRUDEL

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. In a large skillet, heat butter over medium-high heat. Add onions and apples; cook and stir until tender, 12-15 minutes. Stir in walnuts, mustard, honey, salt and pepper. Remove from heat; cool slightly., On 2 parchment-lined baking sheets, roll out each pastry into a 14x12-in. rectangle. Place half the onion mixture down the center of each rectangle; top with cheese and bacon., On each long side, cut eight 1-3/4-in.-wide strips. Starting at 1 end, fold alternating strips at an angle across filling; pinch ends to seal. Whisk egg with water; brush over braids. Bake until golden brown, 25-28 minutes. Let stand 5 minutes before cutting.

APPLE-CRANBERRY STRUDEL (GERMAN)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• In a large bowl, mix together apples, cranberries, lemon rind, sugar, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, flour and walnuts; set aside.
• In a small saucepan, melt 1 1/2 cups butter.
• In a medium skillet, melt 1/2 cup butter. Stir and cook bread crumbs with butter until lightly browned. Remove from heat.
• Place one phyllo leaf on a dry kitchen towel and brush with melted butter. Sprinkle with bread crumb mixture.
• Place a second leaf on top of first phyllo leaf, brush with butter and sprinkle with crumb mixture. Repeat until five leaves have been used.
• Mound approximately 1 cup of the filling in a 3-inch strip along the narrow end of the phyllo, leaving a 2-inch border. Do not mound too thick, as the filling will spill out the ends of the phyllo once rolled up.
• Lift towel, using it to roll leaves over apples in a jelly roll fashion.
• Carefully place strudel on a large cookie sheet with raised sides, allowing space for five more strudels.
• Brush top of strudel with butter and sprinkle with bread crumbs.
• Repeat entire procedure for remaining five strudels.
• Bake strudels for 20-25 minutes or until lightly browned.
• Allow to cool for at least two hours. Cut each strudel into halves or thirds and serve.