Cream Strudels

Ingredients

• 7oz. of flour
• 2 table-spoonfuls of sugar
• 2oz. of butter
• 1 pint of Cream
• 1 pint of milk
• the beaten yolks of four eggs
• the whites of two

Method

1. 1

   Put flour, sugar, and butter into a stewpan on the fire; stir in gradually cream, and continue stirring until cooked.

2. 2

   Remove the pan, stir until nearly cold, and mix in the beaten yolks of six eggs and the whites of two.

3. 3

   Put milk and a stick of vanilla into another stewpan, and place over the fire to boil.

4. 4

   Divide the mixture into pieces about the size of a walnut, roll them out to about 2in. in length, and put into the cream, and boil for five minutes.

5. 5

   Take them out of the cream, and put them on a sieve to drain.

6. 6

   Boil the cream until reduced to half the quantity, mix in the beaten yolks of four eggs, and sweeten to taste.

7. 7

   Place the strudels on a buttered dish, pour the custard over them, and bake in a moderate oven until evenly glazed.

8. 8

   Arrange them on a folded napkin or an ornamental dish-paper on a hot dish, and serve with a sauceboatful of vanilla cream sauce.

Nutrition per serving

Estimated from matched ingredients across 4 servings.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The encyclopædia of practical cookery (1890) by Theodore Francis Garrett, page 555. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Cream Strudels.— (1) Put 7oz. of flour, 2 table-spoonfuls of sugar, and 2oz. of butter into a stewpan on the fire ; stir in gradually 1 pint of Cream, and continue stirring until cooked. Remove the pan, stir until nearly cold, and mix in the beaten yolks of six eggs and the whites of two. Put 1 pint of milk and a stick of vanilla into another stewpan, and place over the fire to boil. Divide the mixture into pieces about the size of a walnut, roll them out to about 2in. in length, and put into the Cream, and boil for five minutes. Take them out of the Cream, and put them on a sieve to drain. Boil the Cream until reduced to half the quantity, mix the beaten yolks of four eggs

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