I have been longing to make this apple strudel for ages... got the recipe from online but there is no simple recipe for the puff pastry. There using Filo sheet which i dun really know wat that is and I think its not selling in Brunei. So I have to google alot of puff pastry recipe.. there are some simple recipe but not detail enuff. And quite recently I bot the recipe book of Agnes and there is this pics demo of the puff pastry... but still its not enuf detail for me and then watching AFC, the show "sugar" host by anna is superb... she can make the puff pastry making so easy. And today, I have to dare myself to make it. Everything have to be done step by step and I make a messed in my kitchen. I m so happy that I done it. After hubby trying the 1st piece, he asked me to call my frens to come over and try it. They like it. So I m satisfied with my baking. But I think I wont start making the dessert for the time being.... too much of a work..
Puff Pastry Ingredients:
240g flour(all purpose), pinch of salt (sifted togehter)
50g butter
1tsp lemon juice mixed with 150ml cold water
180g pastry margarine (i used butter)
Method:
1. place flour and salt in a mixing bowl. rub the butter until it resembles bread crumb
2. add in lemon juice and water, knead for 5 minutes till it form a smooth dough. (i just love the touch of the dough.. so soft)
3. cover with cloth or maybe use the cling wrap to cover it and place to the refrigerator for 30 mins.
4. roll out the dough into 1 cm thick. rolled it to a cross shape (+) so that u can place the pastry margarine or the butter in between. cover the pastry margarine or butter with the dough. Make sure its fully sealed up if not the butter will spill out.
5. Start to roll the dough with the rolling pin to an oblong shape. (start with the center then slow rolled up then rolled downward). After rolling, make a 1/3 fold at both ends so it will form 3 layers. Use a cling wrap and chilled it for 15 mins.
6. Bring out and rolled the dough again with the same 1/3 fold and bring to chill for another 15 mins. the reason for chilling again and again is because the butter will melt with our warm hand.
7. Again for the last fold is a bit different. Its a 1/4 fold and it will form 4 layers. Chilled again then ready to be used.
Actually, better choice is go youtube and search for pastry making.. better demonstration.. hahha...
8. B4 baking, bring out the pastry and cut into 3 pcs. and rolled it flat. Place the dough on the buttered baking tray. Bake for 30 mins on 200 deg. cel.
Custard Cream ingredient:
2 egg yolks
1/3 cup sugar (maybe can lessen a bit)
2 tbspn plain flour
1 cup milk
1/2 tsp vanilla essence
1 tbsp melted butter
method:
1. mix egg yolk and sugar in a pot till creamy.
2. sift in the flour mix well.
3. add warm milk into mixture and stir well.
4. place pot on low heat and stir the mixture continuously. add in vanilla and continue stiring till thickens.
5. remove the pot from the heat and stir in the melted butter.
6. cool the custard cream in the refrigerator to let it thicken.
Apple filling ingredient:
3 apples
35g butter
90g castor suar
3 tbsp blended almond
half a lemon juice and lemon zest
1 tsp corn flour
method:
1. slice or cube the the apple.
2. heat the pan and add the butter and let it melt. add the apples and stir till the apple coated with butter. Allow the apple to be cooked about 7 to 10 minutes. stirred continuously.
3. in a small bowl, mixed the corn flour, lemon juice and zest.
4. once the apples cooked, stir in sugar and continue stirring till the sugar melted.
5. add the almonds and continue strring for a few minutes.
6. add the corn flour mixture and stir. allow the sauce to thicken and remove from heat.
7. chilled it b4 using.
Final finishing...
Place one puff pastry on a plate and layered with the apple filling (i whipped some cream and layered it b4 placing the apple), then place the 2nd pastry and layered with the custard and place the last piece of pastry. dust some icing sugar on top.. looks nicer..
Jeanette, I finally make it.... hehehehehe....
