
Ingredients:Strudel Pastry, recipe follows 1 cup walnuts, chopped roughly 1/2 cup hazelnuts, chopped roughly 1 lemon, zested 1 orange, zested 1/4 cup candied citron 1/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate pieces, roughly chopped 1/4 cup currants, soaked 1 hour in 1/2 cup Verduzzo wine 2 eggs separated, whites beaten until stiff 1/4 cup sugar, plus 3 tablespoons Cooking Recipe: Preheat oven to 375 degrees F and grease a cookie sheet. In a large mixing bowl, mix together (combine) the walnuts, hazelnuts, lemon zest, orange zest, candied citron, chocolate pieces, currants, and soaking liquid and stir to combine. Add the egg whites and 1/4 cup sugar and fold together. Roll the pastry out to a 10 by 16-inch rectangle and position the longest side parallel to the work surface edge. Spoon the filling over the pastry evenly, leaving 2 inches uncovered at one end. Roll the pastry up like a jellyroll from south to north so it appears to be a thick pipe. Make a circle of the pipe by attaching the two open ends like a wreath. Brush with the beaten eggs yolks and sprinkle with the remaining sugar. Place on a cookie sheet and bake for 50 minutes. Allow to cool before cutting. Serve with Verduzzo wine. Strudel Pastry Austro-Italian Style: 4 ounces butter, plus 12 ounces, cold 1 teaspoon salt 2 1/2 cups flour plus 1 cup 1/2 cup ice water In a food processor, place 4 ounces butter, 1-teaspoon salt, and 2 1/2 cups flour and blend until texture of breadcrumbs. Slowly add ice water until douhg comes together. Remove and form into a ball, then flatten it into a 8 by 10-inch rectangle and place in refrigerator. This is called the pastaa mixture. In a food processor, place the remaining butter and 1 cup flour, and mix until blended and scrape out on to board. Working quickly, form this mixture in a 4-inch square and place in refrigerator (keeps food cold and fresh) . This is called the burro mixture. After 1/2 hour, when the 2 mixtures are similar in texture, place pastae mixture on a well-floured clean marble surface. Place burro mixture in center and fold the pasta mixture over it, like wrapping a gift. Flatten with a rolling pin and roll out to an 8 by 16-inch rectangle, flouring regularly. If buttter comes to surface, flour the spot heavily and continue working. Fold bottom third up and top third down to form a small package and turn 90-degrees clockwise. Pat dough with rolling pin to adhere and roll out to large 8 by 16-inch rectangle again. Repeat folding process and refrigerate 30 minutes, covered in a moist cloth. Remove and repeat the rolling-and-folding process 3 times. Allow 30 minutes refrigeration between each maneuver. The dough is now ready and will keep in the refrigerator 10 days, wrapped tightly in plastic wrap.
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