Easy Apple Strudel was very easy and quick to make with America's Test Kitchen recipe. It basically replaced the homemade dough for store bought. They suggested 10 (14 by 9-inch) sheets phyllo, thawed. Well, I looked and I looked for these in the freezer section at both Meijer and Kroger and online. I did find Athens phyllo shells and phyllo dough, but not the sheets at Meijer. So I looked online at the Athens Pastries website and did find what I was looking for: Athens Pastries twin pack fillo dough 9" x 14". So I went to Kroger and I looked around in the freezer section and finally found the frozen dough. However, I was in a hurry and carrying my 10 month old baby, saw pastries sheets and grabbed two boxes of them. When I got home I realized I had bought Pepperidge Farm Puff Pastry Sheets. I didn't have time to take them back, so I used them instead. The recipe states that the apple filling will make 1 large apple strudel. Since I got the wrong sheets, I had to make four smaller strudels. Aside from the phyllo sheet mix-up, the only other change I made was the Calvados or apple cider. The recipe called for simmering the raisins and the Calvados at medium heat and the let stand and drain. Well I didn't have either Calvados or apple cider on hand and I wasn't going to buy a bottle of French apple brandy just for 2 tablespoons so the raisins can soak. Instead I just soaked the raisins in water until I needed them.
Overall, the recipe was good. My son really liked it, my husband not so much. I was indifferent. But I probably won't make this recipe again. I did make the Tangy Whipped Cream recipe that went along with the Easy Apple Strudel. The whipped cream was real easy to make and had a nice flavor. I will probably make that again for another recipe.
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