Purim Recipe

I thought that I would write a recipe for you to enjoy at your Purim celebration. It is traditional to have food containing poppy seeds, fruits and nuts as this is what Esther ate whilst she was keep prisoner in the palace – ingredients that she could obtain that were kosher!

Poppy seeds are small hard black seeds from the opium poppy, which have a nutty flavour and no narcotic effect. Poppy seeds are used to add flavour and enhance the appearance of breads, biscuits and cakes: dips and spreads; salads and dressings.

Iced Pistachio and Poppy seed strudel

Preparation Time: 30 minutes Cooking Time: 25 minutes Serves: 8-10

Can be parev

Ingredients

• 6 sheets of filo pastry
• 1 ½ cups unsalted butter/ margarine
• 1 cup soft brown sugar
• 3 cooking apples – peeled and roughly chopped
• 1/3 cup breadcrumbs
• 1 cup chopped dates – fresh or dried
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon

For the Glaze

• 1 cup icing sugar
• 2 tablespoons - fresh lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons chopped pistachio nuts
• 2 tablespoons poppy seeds
  

Method

1) Pre-heat the oven to 350ºC/.
2) Line a large baking tray with wax paper .
3) Mix the chopped apples with the chopped dates, breadcrumbs, brown sugar, and cinnamon.
4) Melt the butter/margarine either in the microwave or a small saucepan.
5) Lay 3 sheets of filo pastry side by side on a clean tea-towel, overlapping the longest edges by 2 inches . Brush with a little of the melted butter.
6) Cover with the remaining sheets of filo, overlapping them as before; brush with butter.
7) Place the apple mixture on the filo pastry. Using the tea-towel to help, roll the filo from the longest edge to form a thick parcel. Roll it onto a lined baking tray. Brush with a little more butter and dust with icing sugar.
8) Bake for 20 minutes or until golden brown. Cool for 10 minutes.
9) For the glaze, mix the icing sugar and lemon juice together. Drizzle over the warm strudel and sprinkle over the poppy seeds and pistachio nuts.

To serve the stylish way:

Cut into slices and serve as required.


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