International Cooking: Austria

Grades 5-12. This month we explore Austria. We will be making apple strudels to take home for baking. Program presented by Project Excel. 

For potential allergants, please check the following ingredient list that we will be using: 

For the strudel dough 

·1/3 cup lukewarm water (80 ml / 80 g)

·1 tablespoon + ½ teaspoon neutral tasting vegetable oil (15 g)

·½ teaspoon vinegar (or lemon juice)

·1/8 teaspoon table salt or fine sea salt

·145 g bread flour (1 cup) (substitute with all purpose flour)

·½ teaspoon vegetable oil for brushing the dough

·flour for dusting

For the filling

·3 tablespoons unsalted butter (40 g)

·2/3 cups fine bread crumbs (80 g)

·5 tablespoons granulated sugar (65 g)

·½ teaspoon ground cinnamon

·2 lbs sweet-tart apples (e.g. MacIntosh) (900 g)

·1 tablespoon lemon juice

·2 tablespoons melted butter for brushing the dough (divided)

·confectioner’s sugar for dusting