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Mimi's Strudel Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
Mimi’s Strudel

1 disc of pate brisee (pie dough)
1 cup chopped, toasted pecans
1 cup golden raisins
1 cup (more or less) strawberry jam
1 pound sugar with 3 teaspoons of cinnamon
1 egg beaten with 1 teaspoon milk

1 sheet pan lined with Silpat (rubber baking mat)
1 rolling pin
1 small pastry brush flour for rolling dough

Directions:
Directions:
Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees

1. Remove dough from refrigerator
2. Dust counter with flour
3. Roll dough into a large rectangle (about 19″ long by 13″ deep)
4. Dip pastry brush in the beaten egg and milk mixture and lightly brush the rolled out pastry
5. Sprinkle cinnamon and sugar all over the dough
6. Distribute the pecans evenly
7. Sprinkle pecans evenly
8. Place dollops of the strawberry jam so that it’s evenly distributed
9. Fold right edge and left edge in 1″ on both sides
10. From long side closest to you, roll pastry gently but tightly to create a long tightly rolled outside.
11. Lift with both hands carefully and quickly and place diagonally on the sheet pan lined with the Silpat.
12. Brush egg mixture onto roulade and sprinkle cinnamon and sugar
13. Place in 400 degree oven for 20 minutes, then lower to 375 degrees and remove when pastry is firm and
golden brown
14. Remove from oven and cool. Gently release from Silpat.
15. When completely cool, wrap and store.

Preparation Time:
Preparation Time:
1 hour
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
This was my Aunt Flory's, also known as Mimi, go to recipe for every occasion.

 

 

 

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