The neutral taste of the squash likes various accessories. In the summer time we got to explore and find squash and carob strudel from region around river Kupa. Certainly worth tasting!
For filo pastry:
600 g (21 oz) plain flour
4 tablespoons oil
300 ml (10.20 fl oz) lukewarm water
2 teaspoons salt
2 tablespoons vinegar
4 teaspoons of oil for coating the pastry
For the filling:
750 g (26.25 oz) cleaned and grated squash
150 g (5.25 oz) sugar
200 g (7 oz) ground carob
200 ml (6.80 fl oz) sour cream
2 eggs
8-12 tablespoons of oil to coat the pastry
For the coating:
100 ml (3.40 fl oz) sour cream
1 egg
Preparation
Sieve the flour onto a board, make a hole in the middle of it and add the oil into the hole. Gradually create a paste by adding water into which you put salt and vinegar. Then continue to knead for 10 minutes until smooth. Divide it into four parts, knead and round them, put on a board sprinkled with flour, coat with oil and cover with a larger bowl. Let the dough rest for 30 minutes.
Put the squash in a bowl, add sugar, carob and cream mixture with eggs. Mix it all well together.
Roll the pastry with a roller on board, brush with oil, and then slightly stretch it with the upper parts of the hand into a circle. Put it on the table cloth and stretch with your hands (not fingers) until it becomes thin and transparent. Cut thick edges and sprinkle the surface of the pastry with 2-3 tablespoons of oil.
Arrange a quarter of the filling onto the dough, but not all the way to the edges of the pastry. On three sides, fold the edges of the pastry and start rolling the dough a bit wider on the side where the filling is. Place a strudel in a greased baking pan and repeat the process with the rest of the pastry and filling.
Coat the strudel with a mixture of sour cream and egg and bake in a preheated oven at 180°C (350°F) for about 40 minutes.
Preparation time
180 minutes
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