Recipe Index

Ingredients

• 7½ Tbsp. unsalted butter, divided
• ½ cup fine dry breadcrumbs
• 1½ lb. tart apples, such as Granny Smith, peeled, quartered, and sliced thin crosswise
• ⅓ cup granulated sugar
• ½ cup raisins
• ½ tsp. cinnamon
• 12 17x12" sheets phyllo, stacked between two sheets of wax paper and covered with a dampened kitchen towel, divided
• 1 cup well-chilled heavy cream
• ¼ cup cold sour cream
• ¼ cup powdered sugar, plus more for dusting
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract

Method

1. Heat the oven to 375°F with a rack in the centre, melt 1½ tablespoons of the butter in a small skillet over medium heat, and fry the breadcrumbs, stirring, for about 4 minutes until golden brown; tip them into a large bowl.
2. Add the thinly sliced tart apples, granulated sugar, raisins and cinnamon to the toasted breadcrumbs and toss everything together well.
3. Melt the remaining 6 tablespoons of butter in the same skillet, lay a sheet of phyllo on an 18-inch strip of wax paper, and brush it lightly with melted butter.
4. Layer five more phyllo sheets over the first, brushing each one with butter, then mound half the apple mixture along the long side nearest you, leaving a 2-inch border at each end.
5. Roll the stack up tightly away from you using the wax paper as a guide, fold the ends under with the seam side down, and set the strudel on a lightly buttered rimmed baking sheet brushed with more melted butter.
6. Build a second strudel from the remaining phyllo, butter and apple filling in exactly the same way and add it to the sheet.
7. Bake both strudels for 35 to 45 minutes until deep golden brown, then cool them in the pan until just warm.
8. Beat the chilled heavy cream with the sour cream, powdered sugar and vanilla extract in a chilled bowl until the mixture holds soft peaks.
9. Dust the warm strudels with more powdered sugar, slice them diagonally, and serve the slices with the whipped cream.

Cook: 15 minutes · Total: 1 hour

Nutrition (per serving, where published)

Estimated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient data