Grandma's apple strudel with dates

The apple harvest is now in full swing. We're picking fresh apples from the tree and biting right into them every day! Our grandma here on the farm has also conjured up her famous apple strudel again. She's now using DATTELBÄR dates instead of white sugar and is absolutely thrilled with it.

We want to present this unique recipe from Grandma to you right away.

GRANDMA'S APPLE STRUDEL

VEGAN & FREE FROM REFINED SUGAR

RECIPE FOR A STRUDEL

You need:

1. For the strudel dough:

• 225 g smooth organic spelt flour
• 0.06 l oil
• 1 pinch of salt
• 0.125 l water

2. For the filling:

• approx. 1 kg apples, finely sliced
• 50g chopped almonds/hazelnuts/walnuts
• 50g DATTELBÄR dates (more depending on taste)
• 50g breadcrumbs
• 75g coconut oil, melted or regular oil
• a little vanilla flavoring or Bourbon vanilla
• Lemon zest and juice of half a lemon

Here's how:

1. Thoroughly mix organic spelt flour, water, and salt. Then add the oil and continue mixing. Knead the dough vigorously, adding a little more spelt flour or water if necessary. The dough should be very fine and homogeneous.

2. Coat the dough well with oil and let it rest for about 1/2 hour in a warm place (if you press the dough with your finger, it should rise again).

3. For the filling, mix the apples with the lemon zest and juice.

4. Carefully stretch the dough out on a floured cloth (patience is key, the dough tends to tear if stretched too much).

5. Then brush the dough with a little coconut oil, sprinkle the crumbs onto the dough, and evenly distribute the remaining ingredients over the dough.

6. Leave approximately 3cm of space on the short sides and fold them over.

7. Then roll up the strudel and place it on a greased baking tin.

8. Brush with a little coconut oil and bake at 180° for 45-55 minutes.

The strudel tastes best served hot with a little vanilla sauce. I wish you every success!