* Exported from MasterCook *

Apple Date Strudel

Recipe By : Loreli Aguda (WSKD49A)
Serving Size : 12 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Breads

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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2 1/2 c All-purpose flour -- sifted
1 ts Baking powder -- double acting
1/2 ts Salt
1 Egg -- beaten
Butter
3/4 c Zwieback (12) --
- finely rolled into crumbs
1/2 c Walnuts or pecans -- chopped
4 c Cooking apples
8 oz Dates -- pitted, finely snipped
1/2 c Sugar
1/4 c Lemon juice
1 ts 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 30 minutes. Saute crumbs in 2 tb 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" rectangle. Brush
with 2 tb butter, melted. Sprinkle with crumb mixture to within 1"
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 400?F about 40 minutes. Brush
occasionally with remaining butter. Serve warm in slices.


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