Apple Walnut Strudel
Chef Larry's Recipe
Method
In a large sauté pan, melt butter over medium heat. Add sugars, lemon zest, raisins and cinnamon mixing well. Add apple juice or water. This mixture will begin to caramelize to form a glaze. Place sliced apples in a mixing bowl. Pour warm glaze over apples and mix well to coat evenly. Place puff pastry dough sheets on floured work surface. Brush with eggwash.
Portion glazed apples lengthwise down the center of the dough sheets. Sprinkle generously with walnuts and streusel. Fold over one side of the pastry to cover apples then fold over the other side to encase the mixture. Fold under edges to seal.
Carefully turn over filled pastry and place on baking sheet. Brush with egg wash and sprinkle with additional streusel. Bake in preheated oven at 400 degrees F for 15 - 20 minutes or until golden brown. Cool slightly and dust with powdered sugar. For service slice with a serrated knife.
Makes 2 strudels (14 - 16 servings)
Chef Larry's Notes
Streusel topping is used in many baking and pastry recipes. It is simply a mixture of flour, brown sugar, softened butter, ground cinnamon, oats and crushed almonds, mixed to form "crumbles." This recipe can be made without the streusel. Serve the strudel with whipped cream, vanilla sauce and fresh berries to create an elegant dessert.
Chef Larry's Vanilla Sauce
Ingredients
Method
Bring the 1 1/2 cups of milk to a simmer. Remove from heat and set aside. Place egg yolks, sugar, and vanilla in a mixing bowl and whisk until mixture forms "ribbons." Combine warm milk and egg mixture in a saucepan and cook over low heat stirring constantly with a wooden spoon or rubber spatula until sauce thickens.
Test by coating a spoon with sauce and running a finger across it. If the sauce does not run together, it is at the proper consistency.
Remove from heat and incorporate the 1/2 cup of cold milk. Strain sauce and chill in a container placed in a bowl of ice water. When cool, cover and refrigerate until service.
Sauce may thicken when refrigerated. Simply add more milk to thin to desired consistency.
Makes 2 cups
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