The Wokingham Word, March 2020

LOCAL RECIPE
Cheats' Apple Strudel
A classic strudel with home-made
strudel pastry takes a long time to make
... but using a pack of ready-rolled pastry
means you can have a delicious fruity
pudding on the table in less than an hour!
Ingredients
2 large dessert apples, peeled, cored and
chopped
50g raisins or
sultanas
1 tbsp cornflour
50g caster sugar
2 tsp ground
mixed spice
320g pack ready-rolled puff pastry
Beaten egg, to glaze
Icing sugar, to dust
Whipped cream, custard and fresh berries,
to serve
Ready in 55 minutes, serves 6
Preheat the oven to 200C / 180C fan / gas
mark 6. Line a baking sheet with baking
paper.
Place the apples and raisins or sultanas in
a bowl. Mix together the cornflour, sugar
and spice, add to the apples, tossing to coat.
Unroll the pastry but keep it on the paper.
Using a rolling pin, gently roll the pastry a
little thinner. With one long side facing you,
spoon the apple mixture down the middle,
along the length, leaving a 2cm border
at each end. Gently fold the two pastry
lengths over to enclose the filling and pinch
or fork the pastry together at the ends.
Place seam-side down on the baking sheet.
Brush all over with beaten egg. Bake for
30-35 minutes until the pastry is crisp and
golden. Leave to stand for 10 minutes.
Dust with icing sugar and serve sliced with
whipped cream, custard and fresh berries.
Tip: Take care when sealing the ends by
brushing with some of the beaten egg.
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The Wokingham Word 23 MARCH 2020