Subject: Apple Strudel
From: Unicorn (unicorn@indenial.com)
Date: Fri Jan 14 2000 - 06:34:24 EST
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: FOOD FUNNY :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
Thanks to reader Christine Petersen for this food funny:
Kelli went with her neighbor girl to church for First Communion
practice. The pastor has the children cup their hands, and when he
gives them the Host-in this case, a piece of bread- he says: "God be
with you."
Apparently this made quite an impression on Kelli. She came home and
told her mother to cup her hands and bend down. Kelli took a piece of
bread from her sandwich, placed it in her mother's hands, and
whispered, in her most angelic voice: "God will get you."
::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TODAY'S RECIPE ::::::::::::::::::::::::::
I have already received mail from Austrian readers explaining that
apple strudel is not German, but rather Austrian. I also received
letters from German readers explaining that yesterday's Wiener
schnitzel was actually a German dish and not Austrian. Let's just
agree that the two countries share much in the way of food tradition.
Apple Strudel
6 cups (1.5 L) sliced tart apples
1/2 cup (125 ml) raisins
The zest of 1 lemon
1 cup (250 ml) sugar
2 tsp (30 ml) ground cinnamon
1 cup (250 ml) chopped almonds
10 leafs packaged phyllo dough
2 cups (500 ml) butter or margarine, melted
1 cup (250 ml) bread crumbs
Mix together the apples, raisins, lemon zest, sugar, cinnamon, and
almonds and set aside. Place a phyllo leaf on a large kitchen towel
and brush with butter. Place a second leaf on top of the first and
brush with butter. Repeat three more times, making a stack of 5
leafs. Combine the bread crumbs with 1/4 cup (60 ml) butter in a
small saucepan and cook over moderate heat until lightly browned.
Sprinkle a little less than half the bread crumbs on the buttered
phyllo. Place half the apple mixture in a strip about 3 inches (8 cm)
wide along the narrow edge of the phyllo. Lift the towel, using it to
roll the phyllo around the filling. Use the towel to place the
strudel on a greased baking sheet. Brush with butter and sprinkle
with about 2 tablespoons of the crumbs. Repeat the entire procedure
for the second strudel. Bake in a preheated 400F (180C) oven for 20
to 30 minutes, until golden brown. Makes 2 strudels to serve 10 to
12.
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