Unusual Recipe: Making Strudel with Persimmon

Ingredients

• 1 Apple

• 2 Persimmons

• ½ Lemon

• 60 g Walnuts

• 50 g Raisins

• 1 tbsp Flour

• 1 tbsp Sugar

• ¼ tsp Ground Cinnamon

• 250 g Non-yeast Puff Pastry

• 1 Egg

• 1 tbsp Water

Preparation

1. Preheat the oven to 190 °C. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

2. Peel and dice the apple and persimmons into small cubes. Grate the lemon zest using a fine grater.

3. Chop the nuts coarsely. Mix the fruits with the zest, nuts, raisins, flour, sugar, and cinnamon.

4. Roll out the dough into a thin rectangular sheet. Leaving a 2–3 cm margin from the edges of the dough, place the filling on one half of the sheet along the narrow side.

5. Roll the dough into a tight roll, starting from the filling. Pinch the edges. Beat the egg with water using a fork.

6. Place the roll on the baking sheet seam side down, brush it with the egg, and bake for 35–45 minutes until golden brown.