Braided Apple Walnut Strudel Recipe 45 Food

BRAIDED APPLE WALNUT STRUDEL RECIPE - (4/5)

Steps:

• DIRECTIONS Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit (175 degrees Celsius). Line a sheet pan with parchment paper. In a small bowl, beat the egg and water together with a fork. In a medium bowl, combine the brown sugar, flour, and cinnamon. Add the apple slices and the walnuts, and toss to coat. Dust your work surface with flour and unfold the puff pastry. Lightly dust the top of the dough with flour and roll out into a 16-by-12-­inch rectangle. Place the dough on the parchment-lined sheet pan. Arrange the coated apples lengthwise, down the center of the dough. Cut slits 1 inch apart along the two sides of the rectangle to within ½ ­inch of the apples. Starting at one end, fold the strips over the apples, alternating sides, to "braid" the dough. Continue to fold the dough strips until the apples are covered completely. Tuck the end strips under and brush the pastry with the egg wash. Sprinkle with coarse sugar. Bake for 35 minutes, or until golden brown, rotating halfway. Remove from the oven. Place the sheet pan on a wire rack and allow to cool for 20 minutes before slicing and enjoying.

APPLE WALNUT STREUSEL MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Butter muffin cups or line with muffin liners.
• Put streusel topping ingredients into a medium-size bowl.
• Mix with a fork, then crumble with fingers until mixture looks like chopped walnuts.
• For muffins: thoroughly mix flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, allspice, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl.
• Break eggs into another bowl.
• Add yoghurt and melted butter, and whisk until well blended.
• Stir in diced apple.
• Pour egg mixture over flour mixture and fold in just until dry ingredients are moistened.
• Scoop batter into muffin cups.
• Top each muffin with about 2 teaspoons of the streusel topping.
• Bake for 25 minutes, or until done.

APPLE BRAID

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Unroll crescent dough and place in bottom of 9x13 inch baker.
• Lightly sprinkle with flour.
• Roll dough until perforations are sealed and dough is flat.
• Peel, core and slice apples. Cut into quarters.
• Combine sugar and spices in bowl. Add apples and toss lightly.
• Place apple mixture down center of dough, approximately 2-inches wide.
• Cut 10 slits, about 3/4 inch wide on each side of dough surrounding apple mixture alternating dough strips from one side to the other. Fold ends over to seal.
• Melt butter in Micro just until it liquefies; do not boil.
• Brush with butter. Bake 30 minutes.
• Cut and serve warm. Combine sugar and milk for glaze.
• Stir until smooth. Pour over warm braid.