Arnold Schwarzenegger's --- Apple Strudel

Arnold says :
"They'll be back for more."

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Preparation Time : about 50 minutes.
Makes 1 strudel.

5 sheets phyllo dough ( 19 x 29 inches )
1 1/2 sticks butter, melted
1 pound of pound cake crumbs
6 ounces cinnamon sugar

Apple Filling:
15 ounces sliced Granny Smith Apples
5 ounces crushed pineapple
5 ounces pineapple syrup
6 ounces cinnamon sugar
5 ounces apple juice
2 ounces cornstarch
4 ounces raisins
Chopped pecans or walnuts ( optional )

Procedure for Making Filling:
In a saucepan over medium heat, cook the apples, crushed pineapple, syrup,
and cinnamon sugar for 15 minutes. Meanwhile, mix the apple juice and
cornstarch together, blending well. At the end of the 15 minutes, add the
cornstarch and apple juice mixture to the apples along with the raisins ( and
nuts, if desired ). Cook for 5 minutes. Remove from heat.

Procedure for Assembling Strudel:
Lay out a large piece of baker's parchment on a clean work table. Lay the
first sheet of phyllo dough on top of the parchment paper, being careful to
keep a moist towel over the other pieces of phyllo to prevent their drying out.

With a large pastry brush, sprinkle generously with melted butter. Do not
brush as you may tear the phyllo. Sprinkle a fourth of the available crumbs
over that sheet.

Lay the second and third sheets of phyllo on top of this. Sprinkle with
melted butter, a fourth of the crumbs, and a fourth of the cinnamon sugar. Lay
the fourth and fifth layers of phyllo on the top of this. Sprinkle with melted
butter and a fourth of cinnamon sugar.

With the remaining crumbs, make a bed about 3 inches wide across the sheet
about a quarter of the way up from the bottom. Arrange the apple mixture on
this bed all the way across the sheet. Using parchment paper to lift and pull
with, roll the sheets into a tight strudel.

**Note:
after rolling, make sure to crimp the ends so that filling does not come
out the ends.

Brush the strudel with the remaining butter and sprinkle with the last of
the cinnamon sugar. Bake or freeze immediately. Bake in a 325 degree oven for
20 minutes.

Remove from oven, let cool, chow down ... and ... YOU'LL BE BACK ... for a
second helping of Arnold's Strudel.


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