Amazing Apple Strudle

Chef Ralf’s Apple Strudel

Yield: makes 15-20 portions

Dough:

• 50 g strong Flour
• 1 egg
• 75 ml oil
• 350 ml water, lukewarm
• 10 g salt
• Oil to brush

Method

1. Combine flour, egg, oil, water and salt and mix to well-develop dough.
2. Knead or blend in mixer.
3. Place on a flat tray, brush completely with oil to prevent skin forming.
4. Rest for 2-3 hours. 

Strudel Filling (per strudel)

• 10 medium apples (Granny Smith or Braeburn)
• 100 g currants - pre-soaked in water for 30 min
• 10 ml dark rum
• 5 ml vanilla
• 8 g cinnamon
• 100 g sugar
• 1 ripe lemon: 30 ml Lemon Juice + Lemon zest
• 200 g Biscuits (Vanilla or super wine biscuits)
• 75 g butter
• 80 g almonds, sliced
• Oil for brushing
• Melted butter of brushing on strudel before cooking in oven

Method

1. Peel apples, cut into thin slices. Place in a bowl. Pour over lemon and lemon zest.
2. Soak the currants in water for 30 minutes. Drain off water. Add rum and vanilla.
3. Crumb biscuits in a mixer or with a rolling pin.
4. In a pan, melt the butter. Toast biscuit crumb until golden.

To make the strudel

1. Lay a sheet or tablecloth on a large table. Lightly sprinkle with flour.
2. Pull out the dough without making holes. Pull and stretch to 250 mm in diameter.
3. Pick it up (this can be done with a group of people) and stretch with your hands and knuckles. As the dough gets larger, it will also get thinner. Be careful not to tear the dough.
4. Leaving a 2 cm gap, sprinkle breadcrumbs, sugar on one side of the dough.
5. Spread the apples and raisins on top.
6. Lightly brush with oil, the section of pastry which has no filling.
7. Roll and fold the sides in on top of the filling.
8. Starting with the apple filling, gently roll up the dough, using the cloth to help you roll.
9. Lightly brush the strudel with melted butter. Sprinkle with almonds.
10. Place on a baking sheet lined with baking paper and cooking at 200C until golden, around 30 -40 minutes.

To serve

• Sprinkle with icing sugar.
• Cut into desired portions, serve with ice cream.
• Strudel should be warmed for better flavour.

November 2025