Apple strudel  | Daily Mail Online

Step 1: Preheat the oven to 190C/ 170C fan/gas 5. Grease a baking tray. Prepare the dough: sift the flour into a large bowl. Add the salt and egg yolk to 200ml warm water. Step 2: Pour the egg mixture and the oil into the centre of the flour and work rapidly to make a soft ball of dough.

Step 3: Knead on a lightly floured surface until the dough is smooth and elastic. Cover it and allow to rest for 2 hours. Step 4: Prepare the filling: brown the apples over a high heat for about 5 minutes with the butter.

Step 5: Blitz the walnuts in a food processor then toast them. Add the walnuts, sugar, raisins, cinnamon and breadcrumbs to the apples then leave to cool. Step 6: Place 2 clean tea towels, about 40cm x 100cm, on a flat surface. Dust them with flour. Roll out the dough then stretch and press it with your fingers so it comes out very thin.

Step 7: Cut the edges of the dough neatly to obtain a large rectangle. Melt the 100g butter and spread some liberally over the dough using a brush. Step 8: Spread the filling over the dough, leaving a 3cm margin on each long edge, then roll the strudel towards you using the tea towels as an aid.

Step 9: Carefully place the strudel on the baking tray, bending both ends if it is very long and placing the seam underneath. Step 10: Brush the top of the strudel with the rest of the melted butter, then bake for 35 minutes. Use a tea strainer to sift some icing sugar and cinnamon over it.