Viennese Apple Strudel

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This recipe is more than 100 years old one Austrian family's treasure

This recipe is more than 100 years old one Austrian family’s treasure

It’s not the classic strudel – in this version the dough is simpler. Nevertheless, this old recipe is amazing! The recipe is taken from http://www.fairiesandco.com/
Time of preparation: 100 minutes Difficulty: Middle
Ingredients:
For dough:
  • Flour______200 grams
  • Zest of 1 lemon
  • Butter_____100 grams
  • Sugar_____ 3 tablespoons
  • Yolk_______1
  • Pinch of salt
  • White wine_1 tablespoon
  • Milk_______1 tablespoon
For filling:
  • Sweet&sour apples__400 grams
  • Brown sugar_______ 3 tablespoons
  • Raisins____________40 grams
  • Vanilla
  • Cinnamon__________1/2 teaspoon
  • Walnuts____________2 tablespoons
  • Juice of 1 lemon
  • Rhum______________1 tablespoon
  • Breadcrumbs_______ 2 tablespoons
  • Raspberry jam______ 2 tablespoons
  • Egg white__________ 1
In the morning I had two unexpected guests: one was chasing the other in hope to get some piece of food the latter was eating. I have an eternal love to squirrels, so immediately I gave them all my nuts and all the rest which in my understanding squirrels can eat (actually they could eat a lot and were slightly on a fat side). AsI had no camera I decided to post here a picture or a Vienna squirrel I met in the Schoenbrunn park.

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Linzer Torte

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This recipe was inherited from an Austrian girl - so it is a "correct" Linzer Torte

This recipe was inherited from an Austrian girl – so it is a “correct” Linzer Torte

Time of preparation:  90 minutes Difficulty: Easy
Ingredients:
  • Flour_____250 grams
  • Almonds__100 grams
  • English Wallnuts_50grams
  • Cinnamon_1 teaspoon
  • Cloves___1/2 of a teaspoon
  • Sugar____ 3 tablespoons
  • Zest of a lemon
  • Butter____200 grams
  • Egg______1
  • Red current jam_300 grams*
*I used blackberry jam

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Zacher Cake. Two versions

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The real recipe of Zacher Torte doesn’t know anyone, as it is kept in the top secret by Austrian Hotel Zacher and Demel bakery. The talk of the city claims, that the cake is very simple in execution, and the result is reached by the sequence of mixing ingredients. I have two recipes which replicate the original taste most perfectly.
So, the first one: 
Time of preparation: 90 minutes Difficulty: Easy
Ingredients: 
  • Dark Chocolates____ 300 grams
  • Flour______________100 grams
  • Sugar_____________ 250 grams
  • Butter____________ 200 grams
  • Eggs_____________ 5
  • Honey ____________ 20 grams
  • Apricot Jam _______150 grams Continue reading