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Strasbourg-style Cake
Photo: David Holifield

Strasbourg-style Cake

11 ingredients 11 steps fandom
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

779
Calories
20g
Protein
18g
Fat
133g
Carbs

Counts 6 of 7 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 6 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Apple 1 medium (182g) 95
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Water not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 8 oz/250 g flour,
  • 8 oz/250 g butter,
  • 2 lbs/1 kg apples,
  • 1 cup granulated sugar,
  • 1 teaspoon confectioner's sugara,
  • 1 tablespoon water,
  • 2 yolks,
  • salt,
  • cinammon,
  • shortening for greasing the pan,
  • egg mixed with sweetened water

Directions

1

Put the flour in a mound on the pastry board.

2

Put 1 tablespoon water, yolks, butter, salt and 1 teaspoon confectioner's sugar in the middle of the flour.

3

Knead well. Let the resulting dough rest, covered with an inverted bowl, for two hours.

4

In the meantime, peel the apples, cut into thin slices and sprinkle with cinammon.

5

Then divide the dough into 2 equal parts.

6

Roll each of them into a 1/4 inch thick sheet.

7

Lay the first sheet in the greased pan, the apples sprinkled with 1 cup granulated sugar on top of the first sheet.

8

Cover with the second sheet and wash with a little egg mixed with 1 tablespoon sweetened water.

9

Bake at medium heat and when done, cut into medium squares.

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Category:Romanian Recipes

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Category:Romanian Desserts

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