Russian Style Mixed/Dried Fruit Strudel
Serves: 4
Marley Adams
1 January 1970
Based on User reviews:
33
Spice
49
Sweetness
52
Sourness
40
mins
Prep time (avg)
4.7
Difficulty
Ingredients:
1.5 cups
All-Purpose Flour1 cup
Sour Cream1 cup
Prune Juice3 tbsps
Sugar1 tsp
Vanilla1 cup
Golden Raisins1 cup
Dried Cherry1
Egg2 tbsps
WaterDirections:
1
Put the flour in the bowl of an electric mixer
2
On slow, mix in the butter until it looks like very coarse meal
3
Mix in the sour cream until it masses together to form a dough
4
Pat into a rectangle, wrap in plastic and refrigerate for 1 hour or overnight
5
Filling: Coarsely chop the prunes
6
In a small saucepan, cover the prunes with the prune juice and sugar
7
Bring to a simmer for 3 minutes
8
Place in a food processor with the vanilla and puree to a paste
9
Mix in the raisins, cherries and walnuts
10
Refrigerate for 1 hour
11
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees
12
On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough out into a square 16 by16 inches
13
Place the filling in a log running along the bottom and roll up
14
Pinch the ends closed
15
Place on a parchment lined cookie sheet, seam side down
16
Mix the egg and water together to form a wash and paint the strudel
17
Bake for 30 minutes until crisp and golden
18
Let cool on a rack, then slice into 1 inch pieces
19
This was my Grandma Bessie's baking specialty
20
I haven't had this since she died but my brothers and I talk of it often, trying to re-construct what was in it
21
I re-discovered it at the Golden Key in Brighton Beach
22
Can be made on a rainy day with items in the pantry