Austrian apple strudel
An Austrian apple strudel, with a thin and flaky pastry, filled with apples, grapes, and cinnamon. A festive dessert, best enjoyed warm.
Apple strudel is Austria’s iconic pastry: a very thin dough wrapped around a filling of apples.
Ingredients and directions
- Prep time40 min
- Cook time45 min
- Resting1 hr
- Total2 hr 25 min
- DifficultyHard
- CostBudget
- Calories340 kcal/serving
- Cooking methodOven baking
- Estimated cost$4.39 $0.55 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
- Vegetarian
Ingredients
people
Dough
- $0.40
- $0.06
- $0.01
- $0.40
Decoration
- $2.31
- $0.08
- $0.38
- $0.11
- $0.03
- $0.15
- $0.46
Prices from US supermarkets for 9 of 11 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.
Directions
- For the dough, combine the flour, lukewarm water, oil, and salt until a soft and smooth dough forms, then knead it. ≈ 10 min
- Form a ball, coat it in oil, and let it rest at room temperature for 1 hour.
- For the filling, peel the apples and cut them into thin slices. ≈ 8 min
- Mix them with the sugar, grapes, cinnamon, and lemon juice. ≈ 4 min
- Spread the dough thinly on a clean cloth, as thinly as possible, until it is almost translucent. ≈ 4 min
- Sprinkle with breadcrumbs, then arrange the apple filling. ≈ 2 min
- Roll out the dough, starting from the edge, using the fabric as a guide. ≈ 10 min
- Place the strudel on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, then brush it with melted butter. ≈ 3 min
- Bake in a preheated oven at 180 °C (350 °F) for 40 to 45 minutes, or until the surface is golden brown.
The bill
Austrian apple strudel
- 250 g of strong flour$0.40
- 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil$0.06
- 1/4 teaspoon of salt$0.01
- 1 egg, beaten$0.40
- 1 kg of tart apples$2.31
- 100 grams of sugar$0.08
- 50 grams of grapes$0.38
- 1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon$0.11
- 1 tablespoon of lemon juice$0.03
- 50 g of breadcrumbs$0.15
- 50 g of melted butter$0.46
Total$4.39
that's $0.55 per person
Estimated price; varies by store.
Nutrition per serving
| Calories | 340 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 8.3 g |
| Saturated fat | 4.2 g |
| Carbohydrates | 58.7 g |
| Sugars | 30.9 g |
| Fiber | 3.5 g |
| Protein | 5.1 g |
| Salt | 0.08 g |
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