Quick apple strudels

Name: Quick apple strudels
Ingredients: 1 sheet (275 g) puff pastry; 2 apples (300 g); 1 tablespoon (15 g) sugar; 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1 egg

Dessert - Quick apple strudels by Leontina N. - Recipia

Quick apple strudels bake at 200°C, and the filling needs to cook down well before it goes onto the puff pastry, or it will make it soggy. The apples stay soft after simmering with sugar and cinnamon, while the puff pastry puffs into layers and turns golden; I cut the apples into small cubes because that makes it easy to distribute the filling over each rectangle. Prep: 20 minutes. Cook: 30 minutes. Rest: 0 minutes. Total time: 50 minutes. Servings: 4. Approximately 460 kcal and 7 g protein per serving.

Ingredients

1 sheet (275 g) puff pastry
2 apples (300 g)
1 tablespoon (15 g) sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 egg

Preparation

1. Peel the apples and cut them into small cubes. Put them in a saucepan with the sugar and cinnamon. Cook for 10 minutes over medium heat, stirring, until softened and the syrup has cooked down. 2. Preheat the oven to 200°C. Cut the puff pastry into small rectangles. 3. Put a teaspoon of filling at one end of each rectangle. Make slits in the other end with a knife, brush the edges with a little beaten egg, then fold over and seal the pastry. Brush each strudel with egg. 4. Place the strudels on a baking tray lined with parchment paper and bake for 20 minutes, until golden.

Notes

Keep in the refrigerator for up to 3 days in a sealed container; the puff pastry gradually softens. You can use the same amount of brown sugar instead of white sugar, which changes the flavor of the filling slightly. Puff pastry contains gluten, and egg is the allergen in the glaze. Tart, firm-fleshed apples hold their shape better than mealy ones, which break down quickly when cooked. If the apples release a lot of juice, leave the filling on the heat until no liquid remains at the bottom of the saucepan. Thaw the puff pastry slowly in the refrigerator and work with it while it is still cold so it cuts cleanly. Serve the strudels with a cup of black tea.