Apfelstrudel, apple strudel
The Austrian and South Tyrol apple strudel: a thin, almost transparent dough, filled with golden, buttery breadcrumbs, tart apples, cinnamon-sugar, and gr…
Apple strudel is a specialty of Austria and the South Tyrol region, and is famous worldwide. The key to its success lies in the dough, which is hand-stretched on a cloth until it becomes almost translucent; store-bought puff pastry can also be used.
Ingredients and directions
- Prep time45 min
- Cook time40 min
- Resting30 min
- Total1 hr 55 min
- DifficultyMedium
- CostBudget
- Cooking methodfour
- Estimated cost$6.46 $1.08 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
- Vegetarian
Ingredients
- $0.49
- $1.39
- $0.26
- $3.47
- $0.08
- $0.17
- $0.17
- $0.22
- $0.21
Prices from US supermarkets for 5 of 9 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.
Directions
- If needed, prepare the strudel dough. ≈ 3 min
- Wash the grapes, drain them briefly, and soak them in apple juice.
- Line the baking sheet with parchment paper. ≈ 3 min
- Peel the apples, cut them into eight pieces, remove the core, finely dice them, and toss them with lemon juice to prevent them from browning. ≈ 8 min
- In a frying pan, heat 40g of butter and toast the breadcrumbs until golden brown.
- Mix the sugar and cinnamon together. ≈ 4 min
- Grease a large, clean sheet of parchment paper and spread the dough thinly over it. ≈ 4 min
- Gently lift it with your flour-dusted hands and stretch it outwards until it becomes translucent, then cut off the thick edges. ≈ 8 min
- Preheat the oven to 190 °C.
- Melt the remaining butter and use it to lightly coat the dough, reserving some for later.
- Sprinkle the golden breadcrumbs evenly over two-thirds of the dough, leaving a 3 cm space on the sides. ≈ 2 min
- Divide the apples, then the sugar and cinnamon mixture, cilantro, and drained grapes evenly. ≈ 3 min
- Brush the remaining dough with melted butter. ≈ 4 min
- Fold in the side edges and roll the strudel using a clean cloth to help it stay in shape. ≈ 10 min
- Place it on the plate, with the seam facing down, and then brush the remaining butter (or milk, or egg yolk) over the top. ≈ 4 min
- Cook for approximately 40 minutes, or until golden brown.
- Sprinkle the strudel with powdered sugar. ≈ 2 min
The bill
Apfelstrudel, apple strudel
- 60 g of grapes macerated in rum (optional), or 60g of grapes, Zante currants, or sultanines, and 5 tablespoons of apple juice$0.49
- 150 g of butter$1.39
- 80 to 100g of breadcrumbs$0.26
- 1.5 kg of firm, tart apples (Boskoop)$3.47
- 100 grams of sugar$0.08
- lemon juice$0.17
- 1 to 2 teaspoons of ground cinnamon$0.17
- 3 to 5 tablespoons of powdered sugar$0.22
- flour for laundry$0.21
Total$6.46
that's $1.08 per person
Estimated price; varies by store.
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