The May Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Linda of make life sweeter! and Courtney of Coco Cooks. They chose Apple Strudel from the recipe book Kaffeehaus: Exquisite Desserts from the Classic Cafés of Vienna, Budapest and Prague by Rick Rodgers.
So this is my first Daring Bakers Challenge and I was so excited for it. The best part was that it was something completely new and really challenging. Strudel sounds hard, but it is really fun to make. The recipe involved stretching a dough to paper thinness, before adding the filling and rolling it up. Even though mine never got to the recommended size of 2×3 feet (something my dad thought was a crazy size!) it still turned out pretty incredible if I do say so myself.
I did a sort of test batch for my mom’s birthday. It was filled with cherries and chocolate and it turned out okay. My biggest mistake was putting too much filling so I only got two layers. It still tasted great though.
My successful batch, or what I count as my successful batch, surprised me with how good it tasted! Someone at work requested that I make them an apple strudel (not knowing about the Challenge, believe it or not). I wanted to do something a little more creative so I ended up making a mango apple strudel.
It was amazing. Seriously.
The sweetness of the mango went perfectly with the texture the apples provided. I ground up some walnuts to use as a little base and I had added a sugar/cardamom mixture to the mango and apple filling to give it a touch more sweetness. What was great was that it wasn’t too moist and the apples let the whole filling hold its shape a bit more. It wasn’t mush.
The flavour was sweet and delicious, I had no complaints and neither did anybody else! It was gone by the time I came home from work a few hours later.
This strudel was a huge accomplishment for me and now it’s a dessert that I would love to make again and again. I’m so happy I did this challenge and I can’t wait until the next one!
Happy Baking:)
PS. What happened unfortunately with the pictures was I didn’t have the camera when it came out of the oven. Then I asked my parents to photograph it while I was at work. Today I realized that they just took this one photo. Now I know. hehe.
Oh no! Sort of sounds like me… I went to upload the pics and the camera’s connection with my computer wasn’t working. So, I had to drive around from store to store today to find a new USB cord!
I finally got them up! Nice job with yours – mango sounds yummy!!
love the flavours.
I’ve learned that lesson before about asking someone else to take my photos – but based on your description I believe you that it was super tasty!
I love mango strudel! Looks like your first Daring Kitchen Challenge was a success. Congrats on that and Top 9!
I look forward to seeing the results of your future competitions.
It kinda looks like a cinnamon roll before you cut it in the photo above. It looks like a lot of fun.
My husband takes my camera a lot and then I can’t take pics of my food. That drives me nuts.
Sounds yummy. Love the combinaition.
Yay for your first challenge. You did a great job…and mango sounds delicious! Keep it up!
Welcome to the Daring Bakers! Your apple mango combination sounds fantastic! Well done!
Your apple mango strudel sounds delicious!
Nicely done!