Cherry strudel (made with puff pastry)
Description
Homemade pastries for tea. Using puff pastry, you can quickly prepare a variety of delicious treats with different fillings and shapes. For example, strudel can be made with apples or pears, a creamy milk filling or cottage cheese, with nuts, cinnamon and raisins, but one of the tastiest versions is with fresh or frozen cherries. Serve with tea or coffee.
Instructions
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Step 1
If using frozen cherries, thaw them first and collect the released juice in a cup. Do the same with fresh cherries (after removing the pits).
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Step 2
Collected cherry juice.
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Step 3
Add sugar to the juice and heat over medium heat, then stir in the cornstarch.
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Step 4
It will result in a thick syrup; let it cool to room temperature.
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Step 5
Pour the cooled syrup over the pitted cherries.
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Step 6
Add breadcrumbs.
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Step 7
Mix everything thoroughly.
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Step 8
Thaw the puff pastry for an hour.
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Step 9
Roll out the dough into a 3 mm thick sheet and brush with melted butter.
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Step 10
Evenly spread the cherry filling over the surface of the dough.
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Step 11
Roll the dough into a roll, sealing the edges.
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Step 12
Place the roll on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and bake the cherry strudel for 20–30 minutes at 200 degrees. Let the baked pastry cool and sprinkle with sifted powdered sugar.