Festive take on the Strudel!

I love apple strudel but as I did not have any apples I decided to make a concoction from what I could find in the cupboard! The result was a gooey and yummy sweet pastry which can be had on its own or with custard, or ice cream or cream or ….

Ingredients

1 x packet ready rolled puff pastry

1 x small packet marzipan

½ cup glace fruit

½ cup chopped walnuts
4 tablespoons grated coconut
4 tablespoons chocolate sprinkles

2 tablespoons apricot jam

2 tablespoons golden syrup

1 egg beaten

2 tablespoons demerara sugar

Method

• Pre heat the oven to 200 c (fan oven 180 c)
• Roll open the puff pastry on a lightly floured surface
• Spread apricot jam then layer with rolled out marzipan, walnuts, glace fruit
• Sprinkle golden syrup on top
• Then start rolling in from the long side and stop halfway through – fold the other side in till it looks like a log
• Put egg wash on top and sides and sprinkle the top with demerara sugar
• Chill in the fridge for 15 minutes
• At this point you can either cut into thick rounds and lay flat on the baking tray or simply slash deep lines all across the pastry log and cook whole
• For whole pastry log cook in oven for max 30 minutes and up to 15 minutes for individual slices
• Once cooked let the log or pieces cool and then decorate with some icing before serving