Grandma's Apple Strudel

Ingredients

• 4 cups flour
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 cups lukewarm water
• 1 Tbs vinegar
• 1/2 Tbs oil
• 3/4 cup salted butter
• 2 cups breadcrumbs
• 5 lbs tart and crisp apples
• ½ tsp cinnamon
• ¼ cup sugar
• 1-2 cups raisons

Directions - Dough
1. Mix flour and salt in large bowl
2. Mix vinegar and lukewarm water together
a. Optional, add 1 egg in liquid mixture
3. Slowly stir water solution into dough so it doesn’t get too wet, add more flour if dough becomes too wet
4. Knead dough on table until it is of a firm, elastic consistency adding flour as needed if still sticky
5. Separate dough into 2 softball size loaves, each loaf will make two strudels, and let sit covered in bowl until everything else is ready

Directions – Breadcrumb
1. Put ½ cup butter in frying pan, add oil and let melt
2. Add all breadcrumbs on medium high until they brown
3. Add cinnamon and sugar and stir

Directions – apple
1. Peel and slice apples into loony size and thickness pieces

Directions
1. Cover table with cloth and sprinkle with flour
2. Roll one of the loafs of dough flat and circular, flip and roll again, stretch out with hand in air, one hand supporting the dough on back of knuckles to not make a hole and the other hand stretching the dough
a. Good dough will have blisters
b. Patch holes as necessary
3. Slice off edges of dough because they are too thick and save this dough for extra loaf later
4. Sprinkle and spread breadcrumbs over dough, spread apples out on dough, sprinkle raisons, cinnamon and sugar, sprinkle melted butter (1/4 cup in microwave) on top of filling ingredients
5. Roll dough
a. First roll with hands until dough catches
b. Then use cloth to roll dough tightly
c. Pull ends of dough around roll to stick
d. Cut in half and stretch dough over open ends to seal
6. Place dough onto parchment on cookie sheets and brush over with melted butter
7. Repeat with second loaf and create small strudel with leftover edge dough
8. Bake at 350 F for 40 minutes to an hour or until brown
a. When you can smell strudel in oven and it is just starting to brown, glaze with another layer of butter
9. Sprinkle powdered sugar on top and let cool