HOLIDAY CRANBERRY STRUDEL

Holiday Cranberry Strudel
(Yields 1 Strudel Serves 15)

Ingredients

2-½ pounds apple, peeled cut into 1-inch chunks (Granny Smith)
2 cups maple sugar
¼ cup lemon juice
12 ounces fresh cranberries
1 cup kumquats seeded, sliced
½ cup pomegranate seeds
¼ cup orange juice
2 tablespoons Calvados (optional)
¼ cup apricot jam
1 cup chopped pecans, toasted
2-tablespoon soft butter
1 homemade strudel dough
1/8 teaspoon cinnamon
1-tablespoon maple sugar
½ cup toasted breadcrumbs
½ cup melted butter

Method

1. Peel and slice apples and combine with lemon juice and one cup of maple sugar.
2. Combine fresh cranberries, orange juice, kumquats and 1 cup of maple sugar in saucepan. Bring to boil then simmer until the sauce has thickened but berries still retain their shape. Strain and cool mixture. Add Calvados to strained liquid and boil until it turns into thick syrup.
3. Gently combine apples, cranberries, apricot jam, pomegranate seeds and softened butter and add the reduced syrup.
4. Combine cinnamon, 1 tablespoon maple sugar and toasted breadcrumbs.
5. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Prepare strudel dough according to direction. Brush with melted butter and sprinkle it with toasted breadcrumbs.
6. Spoon apple cranberry mixture in a long even shape down topside of dough leaving 3 inches on top and on either side of the table. Using the tablecloth roll the dough over like a jellyroll, finish with seam side up. Carefully roll onto parchment lined sheet tray with seam side down. Brush top with melted butter, cut slits at an angle with sharp knife 2 inches apart.
7. Lower oven to 375 degrees. Bake strudel in middle of oven until golden brown and crisp, 35 to 40 minutes. While baking and when done brush top of strudel with melted butter. Transfer to a rack and cool 30 minutes. Dust with powdered sugar. Serve with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream

VIDEO CLIP MAKING STRUDEL

http://www.thejournalnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071011/VIDEO04/310110007&SearchID=73298838890449

I was interviewed and filmed by the Journal News and LoHud Television Station in our home with my daughter Alex making the famous Hand Stretched Strudel. We made our seasonal pumpkin, cabbage and the forever apple strudel.
Please click on the above link, television station LoHud, and enjoy the show.

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AGA Strudel Demo

AGA CULINARY EVENT
MAY 6, 1:00 PM 2007
Domain Home- Aga Specialist
101 S. Central Ave
Hartsdale, NY 10530
914-949-9022

PLEASE COME TO A COOKING DEMONSTRATION
HOW TO MAKE
AUTHENTIC HAND STRETCHED HUNGARIAN STRUDEL
APPLE AND CARAMEL WALNUT STRUDEL
WILD MUSHROOM AND RAMP STRUDEL
(free samples, bring a friend)

BY
CHEF VERA
CIA GRADUATE
FOOD STYLIST FOR PAULA DEEN

Vera Eisenberg, a graduate of Culinary Institute of America, is a freelance food stylist for the Food Network’s Paula Deen Show. She is Hungarian and specializes in Hungarian cooking classes and specifically teaching the art of hand stretched Hungarian Strudel dough and she is working on her forthcoming book Sensual Strudel.

Pilot For Strudelmania

The strudel magic worked at Macy's Cellar demo. It was fun having my friends from all walks of life, long time ski bums, chef extraordinaries, big "honchos" from the Paula Deen Show, new friends from the New York Hungarian Club, surprise guest and the regulars of Thursday lunches. With the help of Brianna and David the "video boy" it was a pure delight.

Food Event March 1, 2007

March is Woman History month and Macy's Cellar is celebrating it by featuring Women chefs on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 1:PM. It is Free. Samples of the food will be available.
I will be demonstrating on March 1, The Art of Hungarian Hand Stretched Strudel Sweet and Savory, a Potato Sausage and Winter Green Strudel with Sorrel Pesto and a Roasted Pear and Dried Cherry Strudel with Maple Cream.
Macy's Herald Square
151 West 34th Street
New York, New York

vermont morning

Chilly and sunny morning in Wilmington, Vermont. This blog was strarted to record and follow my journey of discoving the wonders of Strudel.