Vegan Apple Strudel

⏳ Time

40 minutes

🥕 Ingredients

🍽️ Servings

Description

It's best served warm. Although it's also very tasty cold and the next day. You can dust it with powdered sugar. In a non-vegan version, you can fry the breadcrumbs in butter and serve it with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. You can also add 50 g of raisins, walnuts, and cinnamon to the apples.

Ingredients

Wheat Flour - 10.6 oz
Safflower Oil - 7 fl oz
Salt - 0.2 oz
Apple - 22.9 oz
Sugar - 2.1 oz
Water - 3 fl oz
Breadcrumbs - 3.5 oz

Step by Step guide

Step 1

First, you need to fry the breadcrumbs because they need to cool while you work on the dough. Take a frying pan, pour in about two tablespoons of vegetable oil, heat it up, and add the breadcrumbs. The breadcrumbs should be fully soaked in oil but not swimming in it. Stirring them, fry until golden brown, turn off the heat, and let them cool. If the pan has a thick bottom, it won't cool down immediately, so either stir the breadcrumbs for another three to four minutes or transfer them to a bowl to prevent overcooking.

Step 2

Dough. Sift 200 g of flour onto the table, add 1/2 teaspoon of salt. Gather the flour into a mound and make a well in the center, pour in 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil, and gradually add warm water (about 86°F). I use the same spoon to gradually mix the flour, oil, and water. When half of the flour with water and oil turns into a sticky mass, it's time to knead the dough. The dough should be soft but smooth and not stick to your hands or the table. You did everything right if your hands and the table remain clean, the dough doesn't stick to your hands, and you can roll it into a smooth ball. Roll the dough into a ball and lightly coat it with oil. Then take a small (1.5 liters) metal pot or bowl, making sure that when turned upside down, the edges fit snugly against the table surface. Pour a little water into the pot, just enough to cover the bottom, bring it to a boil, and pour it down the sink, then cover the dough with the hot bowl. While the dough sits under this bowl (20 minutes), you can prepare the apples.

Step 3

Filling. For the filling, choose sweet and sour apples. Wash each apple, cut it in half, and remove the core. Slice them into very thin slices. If you have a food processor, you can use it.

Step 4

Take a towel, lay it on the table, and lightly sprinkle it with flour. Form a flat round from the dough and roll it out on the towel, constantly flipping the dough and lightly sprinkling it with flour. The dough should not stick to the towel, but do not cover it too much with flour. Roll the dough into a rectangular sheet until you can see the pattern of the towel through it. When the dough is rolled out into a thin rectangular sheet, spread the breadcrumbs evenly over it, leaving about 4-5 cm of edges. Then layer the apples evenly, also leaving the edges free. Evenly sprinkle the apples with sugar (2 tablespoons); if you like, you can add cinnamon to the sugar, but I prefer it without. Next, fold the horizontal edges of the dough and, using the towel, roll the strudel into a log.

Step 5

Bake in a well-preheated oven at 392°F for 35-40 minutes. Twice during baking (the first time about 15 minutes in, the second time another 10 minutes later), open the oven and quickly brush the strudel with vegetable oil using a culinary brush. When the strudel is golden brown and smells of apples, it is ready.