The milk-cream strudel (Viennese: ''Millirahmstrudel'', German: ''Milchrahmstrudel'') is a traditional Viennese
strudel. It is a popular pastry in
Austria
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and in many countries in Europe that once belonged to the
Austro-Hungarian Empire
Austria-Hungary, often referred to as the Austro-Hungarian Empire,, the Dual Monarchy, or Austria, was a constitutional monarchy and great power in Central Europe#Before World War I, Central Europe between 1867 and 1918. It was formed with t ...
(1867–1918). The milk-cream strudel is an oven-baked pastry dough stuffed with a filling made from diced, milk-soaked
bread rolls, egg yolk, powdered sugar, butter,
quark
A quark () is a type of elementary particle and a fundamental constituent of matter. Quarks combine to form composite particles called hadrons, the most stable of which are protons and neutrons, the components of atomic nuclei. All common ...
, vanilla,
lemon zest,
raisin
A raisin is a dried grape. Raisins are produced in many regions of the world and may be eaten raw or used in cooking, baking, and brewing. In the United Kingdom, Ireland, New Zealand, and Australia, the word ''raisin'' is reserved for the d ...
s and
cream
Cream is a dairy product composed of the higher-fat layer skimmed from the top of milk before homogenization. In un-homogenized milk, the fat, which is less dense, eventually rises to the top. In the industrial production of cream, this process ...
and is served in the pan with hot vanilla sauce.
History
The first documented strudel recipe was a recipe of a milk-cream strudel (''Millirahmstrudel'') from 1696 in Vienna, a handwritten recipe at the Viennese City Library.
A Viennese legend says that ''Franz Stelzer'' (1842–1913), who owned a small inn in Breitenfurt near Vienna, was the inventor of the ''Millirahmstrudel''. In the story he became a very famous and rich man for that.
Ingredients
Besides the strudel dough the ingredients are:
cream
Cream is a dairy product composed of the higher-fat layer skimmed from the top of milk before homogenization. In un-homogenized milk, the fat, which is less dense, eventually rises to the top. In the industrial production of cream, this process ...
,
egg yolks, blanched