Strudel by Helena’s mother

Dough:

• 500 g flour
• 3 tablespoons oil
• a little sugar and salt
• 1 egg
• about 200 ml of water

The filling:

• 3 kg apples
• 250 g butter
• 100 g breadcrumbs
• sugar to taste
• 2 sour cream and "škrjub"
• 2 whole eggs
• Cinnamon

Preparation:
Peel the apples, cut them into leaves, then add the breadcrumbs fried in butter, the sour cream, the "scrub", the eggs and mix everything together lightly.

First, whisk the ingredients for a few minutes with a whisk, then knead the dough on a board until it is smooth and elastic. Brush the dough with oil and leave it to rest, covered, for 30 minutes. Then roll out the dough with the oil and sprinkle evenly with the filling, drizzle with oil, sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon. Carefully roll the dough and place it in a greased baking tray. Bake at 180 °C for 45 minutes.

Recipe prepared by Daninka Brožič from Jablanca, based on the tradition of her mother Helena from Štajerska region.

The recipe is taken from the book Smrdel, Slavica. Dishes of our grandmothers. Ilirska Bistrica: Rural Women's Association, 2014.

Enjoy your meal!