In Austria get one of the “Strudler” varieties), peeled, cored, quartered, sliced into 1/10 inch (2,5 mm) slices and coated with lemon. 1/4 cup backer’s sugar (superfine sugar), adjust depending on the sweetness of the apples! In a pan, toast the bread crumbs and then the walnuts.
Using filo pastry means this strudel dessert is lower calorie and suitable for vegans too. The reason why filo pastry is much healthier than puff pastry and suitable for vegans is because it’s made only from flour and water. Traditional apple strudel variations use a layered pastry made from flour and fats such as oil or butter.
(In Vienna, you can get strudel dough sheets at the supermarket!) 4 apples (sweet-tart like Granny Smith, Boskoop or Breaburn. In Austria get one of the “Strudler” varieties), peeled, cored, quartered, sliced into 1/10 inch (2,5 mm) slices and coated with lemon.
The strudel is a classic Viennese delicacy. In Germany, it’s called Wiener Strudel, or “Viennese strudel”. But “ wiener ” and “ strudel ” are also both slang for, um, a male’s privates.