Strudel with cherries: a quick recipe

The strudel is a roll from the thinnest bezdrozhzhevydough with various fillings. In many countries, strudel is considered a national dish, although German apple strudel is the most popular. The fantastic aroma of apple strudel that comes from small caffeine throughout Austria will not leave anyone indifferent. Many bakeries offer strudel with various fruit fillings: apple, cherry, apricot, peach, etc. Not less popular and savory strudel: meat, mushroom, cheese or vegetable. Simple at first glance strudel with cherries. Each housewife has a recipe with little secrets that make her strudel unique.

In this article I want to share myexperience how to make cherry strudel Delicate and exquisite roll with cherries is not inferior in taste to classic German strudel with apples, and it will take minimal time to cook it.

Cherry strudel The recipe is quite simple, which will cope if desired, any. Just want to say that the ready puff pastry is also suitable, then the preparation of strudel will take even less time. If you have a desire to knead the dough yourself, then prepare a pound of good wheat flour, 200 grams of butter and a glass of boiled water.

In a bowl, knead the flour, water and 50 g creamoil, pre-softened in a water bath. To start 10 minutes, knead the dough vigorously, then divide it into two parts, cover with a napkin so that the dough has a rest. After a quarter of an hour, roll out the dough into thin layers, cover with a napkin and leave for a quarter of an hour, then leave the dough uncovered for some time.

The dough feature for strudel in its thickness -it should be as thin as possible, so be very careful when rolling it. Professional bakers roll dough to thickness of papyrus paper! The edges of the rolled dough are usually thicker than the middle, so they can be cut.

Stuffing for strudel can be prepared from fresh cherries or from canned in its own juice.

To make a fresh cherry filling, you will need about 0.6 kg of fresh cherry or frozen, a small amount of sugar so that the filling is not very sour and 1 tbsp. spoon of starch.

Cherry free from pits and put instewpan Warming up on medium heat, add sugar and starch. Cherry strudel - the recipe allows you to improvise: you can put a little cinnamon, vanilla or orange zest.

If you use canned cherries, as a rule, there is a lot of juice in it to make the filling, it is enough to throw the cherries into a colander and drain the cherry juice.

Since the filling is very juicy, you can smear the dough with an egg so that it does not get wet.

Now spread on the pre-rolled doughthe remaining softened butter. At high temperatures in the oven, butter helps to open the puff pastry. Spread evenly the filling and roll into a roll. It is better to turn the side edges of the roll a few centimeters inwards so that the filling does not flow out. Top of the roll also grease with butter.

The oven must be preheated. Put the strudel on a baking sheet smeared with butter (vegetable or cream) and place in the oven. For the first 10 minutes, the strudel is baked at 200-220 ° C, then lower the heat and bake for about half an hour at 180 ° C.

Ready strudel cover with a napkin or towel for 10 minutes. Then cut into small pieces and sprinkle with powdered sugar.

Cherry strudel - the recipe is quite simple, economical and very tasty. Best of all, the aroma of cherry strudel opens with black hot tea.