Hungarian cherry strudel

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Strudels made with filo pastry and any kind of fruits are my dad’s speciality. His strudels are so crispy, tasty and luscious that there is rarely a piece left for tomorrow.

Today – Hungarian Cherry Strudel – in my kids’ opinion maybe the best one.

Depending on the country you live in, you should be able to buy the filo pastry in any bigger super market. So, you will need

500gr of filo pastry

300gr of pitted sour cherries

3tbs of brown sugar

1tbs of semolina

200gr of butter – melted

2 eggs

4dl of flour

2dl of brown sugar

2dl of yogurt

1dl of cold pressed oil

1sashet of baking powder (12gr)

Drain sour cherries and give the juice diluted with some water to your kids to drink it. Mix the cherries with 3tbs of sugar and 1tbs of semolina.

In a medium bowl mix the eggs, flour, sugar, yogurt, oil and baking powder.

Line the baking tray with baking paper, slightly brushed with oil. Preheat the oven to 180°C.

My advice is to count how many sheets of filo pastry you have and divide them into 4, just to get the idea how many strudels you will get. You will need 4 sheets for each strudel.

Place the first layer, grease it with butter, and then spread a very thin layer of an egg mixture. Repeat the process with the remaining 3 sheets. Now spoon the cherry filling in the middle leaving about a 5cm boarder of filo around. Fold the pastry over and roll towards the other end. Place it one the baking sheet.

When you’re done with rolling the strudels, brush them with remaining butter and bake them in the preheated oven for about 30minutes until the filo turns golden brown.

Let them cool for a while before you cut and serve. Dust them with icing sugar or you can serve them hot or cold with custard cream.

Enjoy your freshly baked Hungarian cherry strudel with your loved ones and I wish you no worries for the rest of the day 🙂