Strudel
Strudel recipe in the pie category
Recipe ingredients:
- Dough:
- 1 cup, 2 sticks, butter, softened
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- Filling:
- 3 cups apricot preserves
- 3/4 cup shredded coconut
- 1 1/2 cups chopped walnuts
- 1 cup granulated sugar mixed with 3 teaspoons cinnamon
- 3/4 cup golden raisins
- Confectioners sugar for dusting and rolling
Recipe method:
- Mix dough ingredients together in bowl and knead into smooth dough.
- Separate into three balls.
- Cover and refrigerate overnight or for a few hours.
- Roll 1 ball of dough onto lightly floured and confectioners sugared surface.
- Roll into circle. Spread each circle generously with 1 cup apricot preserves.
- Sprinkle with 1/4 cup shredded coconut.
- Spread 1/2 cup chopped walnuts over top.
- Sprinkle with 1/3 cup cinnamon-sugar mixture.
- Top with 1/4 cup golden raisins.
- Roll from one side into a log. Pinch ends together.
- Bake at 350 degrees F for 20 minutes or until top is lightly golden. Do not overbake, the top looks light.
- Remove from oven and lightly slice 1/4 inch crosswise only on the top of the loaf.
- Wait 15 minutes and slice through.
- Let cool completely. Dust with confectioners sugar.
- Note: The dough may be frozen in three balls. The baked slices can also be frozen without confectioners sugar on top.
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