Apple Date Strudel
- 2 1/2 cups flour, all-purpose sifted
- 1 teaspoon baking powder double-acting
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 large eggs beaten
- butter or margarine
- 12 Zwieback finely rolled in about 3/4 cup of bread crumbs
- 1/2 cup walnuts chopped
- 4 cups apples
- 8 ounces dates pitted and finely snipped
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- Sift first 3 ingredients into bowl.
- Add egg and 1/4 cup butter, melted.
- Then add 1/2 cup ice water.
- Stir until blended, then knead to smooth ball on lightly floured board.
- Cover with towel and let rest at least 1/2 hour.
- Saute crumbs in 2 tablespoons butter until lightly toasted, add nuts and set aside.
- Peel and core apples, cut in wedges, then in thin crosswise slices.
- Mix with next 4 ingredients.
- On lightly floured board, roll dough to a 24x16 inch rectangle.
- Brush with 2 tablespoons butter, melted.
- Sprinkle with crumb mixture to within 1 inch of edges.
- Spread evenly with apple mixture.
- Then roll from long side as for jelly roll and seal ends.
- Shape in horseshoe and put seam down, on greased baking sheet.
- Melt 1/4 cup butter and brush some on strudel.
- Bake in hot oven 400F (200C) about 40 minutes.
- Brush occasionally with remaining butter.
- Serve warm in slices.
flour, baking powder doubleacting, salt, eggs, butter, zwieback, walnuts, apples, dates, sugar, lemon juice, cinnamon
Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/apple-date-strudel-3684 (may not work)