Sauerkraut Strudel Recipes

SAUERKRAUT STRUDEL (KRAUTSTRUDEL): AN EASY GERMAN RECIPE

Steps:

• Though it might seem intimidating to roll the sauerkraut strudel, it's as simple as moving quickly, carefully, and rolling the strudel tight.
• After thawing the phyllo dough and cooking the bacon, onion, red pepper, and shredded cabbage in a skillet, place the cabbage mixture on the dough and roll.
• Then, top with olive oil and caraway seeds.
• This recipe makes two German sauerkraut strudel rolls.

VEGAN SAUERKRAUT STRUDEL (KRAUTSTRUDEL)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 F.
• Line a baking sheet with parchment paper, set aside.
• Place the Spice/Herb Ingredients into a small bowl, mix well, set aside.
• In a large ceramic/enamel lined skillet (or similarly large nonstick skillet) add the finely diced onions and red bell peppers, sauté over medium-high heat for 7 to 9 minutes until tender, then add the minced garlic, sauté for one minute.
• Add the almond butter, stirring constantly for 30 seconds, then add the drained sauerkraut, water, tamari, and the Spice/Herb Mix, mix well while also scraping the bottom of the pan to deglaze it. Heat everything through for 3 to 4 minutes. Remove from the stove. Divide the mixture in half, then each half in half, continue until you have 8 equal piles (about ¼ cup each) of the sauerkraut mixture.
• Assemble the rolls: Lay the tortilla out flat, then place 1/8th (approximately ¼ cup) of the mixture in the middle of the tortilla, creating a log of the mixture, then roll it up. Place the seam side down onto the parchment paper-lined baking sheet. Continue until the remaining tortillas are made.
• Place into a preheated 350 F oven bake for 14-16 minutes. Serve plain or with yellow mustard or vegan sour cream.

SAUERKRAUT STRUDEL (AKA KRAUTSTRUDEL) WITH BACON

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 F.
• Dice the bacon and cook in a pan over medium heat until it renders the fat but is not yet crispy. Drain on paper towel and saute the diced onion in the rendered bacon fat. Cool down.
• In a bowl combine the drained sauerkraut, bacon, onion, egg, bread crumbs, seasonings. Mix well together.
• Roll out the puff pastry sheets, brush with half the melted butter. Reserve the rest.
• Spread half of the sauerkraut mixture over each sheet, roll and pinch to tuck in the ends. Place each strudel seam side down onto a parchment paper lined baking sheet and brush with melted butter.
• Bake for 35 minutes or a bit longer, until nicely golden brown. Let cool down a bit before cutting in sliced with a serrated knife.
• Serve with sour cream or mustard as a dip.

SAUERKRAUT STRUDEL

Steps:

• Thaw frozen bread dough on counter as instructed on package. Will take awhile so get that started early per instructions on package. Brown your sausage until done, drain. Drain your sauerkraut, and mix with the sausage and cook just a couple minutes. Let cool.
• Roll out your dough in a rectangle similar to making cinnamon rolls. Egg wash edges of bread dough. Sprinkle center of bread dough with Kraft Shredded Cheese. Top other layer with sausage and sauerkraut. Fold over ends and edges to make a long filled bread loaf, making sure all ends and edges are seal good. This will make 3 to 4 loafs.
• Bake at 350 degrees F for 1 to 1 1/2 hours, until it's nice and brown.

OKTOBERFEST STRUDELS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. In a large skillet, heat butter over medium heat. Add bratwurst and onion; cook and stir until onion is tender, 8-10 minutes. Stir in sauerkraut; cool slightly., In a small bowl, mix sour cream, mustard and 1/2 teaspoon caraway seeds. Unfold one sheet of puff pastry. Spread with 1/3 cup sour cream mixture to within 1/2 in. of edges. Spoon 2-1/2 cups sausage mixture down center of pastry; sprinkle with 1/2 cup each Muenster and cheddar cheeses., Lightly brush edges of pastry with water; bring edges together, pinching to seal. Transfer to an ungreased baking sheet, seam side down; pinch ends and fold under. Repeat with remaining ingredients., Brush tops with water; sprinkle with remaining caraway seeds. Cut slits in pastry. Bake until golden brown, 25-30 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes before slicing.