Aunt Shirley's Recipe Collection ~ Apple-Nut Strudel (Almas-dio retes) ~ dated 1953

Ingredients:

2 cups Flour

1/4 tsp salt

1 egg beaten

1/3 c warm water

2 Tbsp melted butter

Sift the flour and salt into a bowl; add beaten egg and gradually add warm water mixing with hand.  After all water is used, add melted cooled butter Knead dough in bowl for 20 minutes or until doug is smooth, bubbly and no longer sticks to bowl or fingers.  Place in the center of a large table covered with a floured cloth; place the bowl over the top and lest rest for 20 to 30 minutes.  While dough is resting prepare the filling

Filling Ingredients:

4 lbs tart apples cubed small

1 cup raisins (optional)

1 1/2 cups sugar

1/2 cup chopped walnuts

1/2 cup fine bread crumbs

Combine all ingredients. 

Dout is now ready to stretch.  Take rolling pin and roll; brush generously with melted butter and begin stretching with hands very gently, pulling and stretching until it covers table completely; dough will be paper thin.  Let dry for about 5 minutes.  Spread with apple mixture and sprinkle with about 6 Tbsp. melted butter as evenly as possible.  Hold up tablecloth and let the strudel roll into a huge roll.  Gently place into a greased baking pan.  Bake for 1/2 hour in a 400 degree oven until brown and crisp.  Cut in desired lengths and sprinkle with powdered sugar.