Comments on: Real German Cuisine Challenge: Apple Strudel

By: TheOtherKatieinBerlin

TheOtherKatieinBerlin — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:21:51 +0000

Okay, now I found THIS post and you mentioned in it something about the flour not rising because of no leavening agent, so that answered my question. Wonderful!

By: Christina Geyer

Christina Geyer — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 21:50:51 +0000

Hi Amber, great to have you along with us! I added your post to the participants list.

By: Amber

Amber — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 08:19:20 +0000

I’m a bit late to the game, but I’ve been reading about all these German recipes and finally got a couple of them made. You can see my Apfelstrudel here. Your German Cuisine Challenge is a great project. Thanks!

http://genauslander.wordpress.com/2009/03/26/apfelstrudel-an-undertaking/

By: Christina G

Christina G — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 22:32:23 +0000

@emily: That’s very true!

@yelli: It’s not that hard, and I had a really excellent spare vanilla bean lying around from making my own vanilla extract.

@jientje: I can understand that. That’s why I made sure to invite the family from next door over to eat it with us. I wanted no leftovers! And next week’s is root soup, the week after is roast with raisins (I think you could leave the raisins out if you wanted to).

By: Jientje

Jientje — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 08:43:00 +0000

It looks delicious Christina!! But I'm trying to loose weight, and making an 8 portions Apple Strudel, however tempting would not help me much!! I was tempted though!! Not so much with next week's challenge, I hate raisins and/or dried fruits with meat. Jientjes last blog post..Nicole's Scavenger Hunt

By: Yelli

Yelli — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 21:06:30 +0000

My post is up! I am really impressed you made the vanilla sauce. I am eager to try that next time. Awesome recipe! Yellis last blog post..Real German Cuisine Challenge: Apfelstrudel

By: Emily

Emily — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 16:14:04 +0000

Hey Christina,

looks great! Seems like you had some of the same foibles that I did. Sure am jealous of your mixer…that’s way more important than a gravy boat!!

here’s my version:

http://americanwolpertinger.blogspot.com/2009/03/apple-strudel-real-german-cuisine.html

Emilys last blog post..Apple Strudel – Real German Cuisine Challenge -

By: Christina G

Christina G — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 12:52:58 +0000

@sarah: Exactly! And the french press was the smallest container we had that was made for pouring. I need to make a trip to Ikea.

By: Christina G

Christina G — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 12:05:24 +0000

@snooker: If you post about it, don’t forget to let us know! Good luck!

@stephanie: I’m such an idiot that I didn’t understand that horseshoe instruction. I had no idea what they were talking about. I’m glad you can provide the proper instruction to the readers!

@phil: Does that mean that you personally don’t like raisins or that Austrian Apfelstrudel shouldn’t have raisins in it? Just curious

By: Sarah

Sarah — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 12:03:34 +0000

The finished product looks gorgeous!

I ended up folding the strudel in the towel, then folding back the top of the towel so the top of the strudel was uncovered, then I carefully flipped it over into the pan.

Kind of like how they move a patient in the hospital from the gurney to the operating table (without the flipping, naturally)? BTW, the sauce in the French press looks pretty. I would never have thought of that. *off to clean French press* Sarahs last blog post..Rügen? Sylt? Other points north?