When peaches are in season this makes great use of them. This peach strudel makes for a showstopping desert and will be a welcome addition to any gathering. Add a scoop of your favorite ice cream and you will have a wonderful summer dessert.
I cannot get enough of this strudel or any strudel for that matter. This recipe is a great way to use up all of those fresh peaches. It also works well in the colder months and you want to use canned or jarred peaches. If you bring this recipe to your next barbecue, picnic or family gathering and you will be sure to have a hit! Just be sure to bring a little ice cream too.
In this recipe
The star of this recipe is the peach. Both yellow and white peaches can be used for this recipe. Personally I like to use a mix of both however that is not necessary. When cooking with peaches you have to use just a little bit of bourbon, well at least I do. However if you don’t have or use bourbon you can substitute it with maple syrup.
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A different kind of pastry
A traditional strudel is made with a different kind of dough. This dough has oil and flour with a high gluten content. It is worked a lot and therefore can be stretched very thinly. From there the fillings are rolled inside the elastic dough. The dough can be stretched almost as thinly as phyllo dough so it is so thin you can read a newspaper though it. A strudel made with puff pastry isn’t as elastic as it is made with butter and the gluten has not be as developed.
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Assembling the peach strudel
One of the things that you want to look out for is letting your peaches sit in the sugar mixture for too long. The sugar will start to draw out the liquid within the peaches. This will cause the strudel to be less sweet and flavorful as the spices will end up in the liquid runoff. Another tip is to place the puff pastry on the baking sheet before adding the filling. It will make assembly infinitely more easy and consistent. Additionally you will not need to mess up to strudel trying to move it onto the baking sheet afterwards.
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Making the braided crust
Once the filling has been placed down the center of the puff pastry then pull up one of the edges that haven’t been sliced. This will help keep the liquid from leaking out of the end. If that happens it is ok however it will help prevent scorching in the oven. When overlapping the strips make sure that the opposite end is placed between the space on the opposite side in the groove. This will help keep the juiced from leaking out of the sides.
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Puff Pastry Peach Strudel
SeanEquipment
- Sharp knife
- Large mixing bowl
- Lined sheet pan
- Rolling Pin
Ingredients
- 1 pound puff pastry
- 4 peaches sliced in half, pits removed
- ¾ cup brown sugar packed
- 1 tbsp bourbon
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- ½ tsp nutmeg
- 2 tbsp cornstarch
- 1 egg
- ½ tbsp turbinado sugar
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375°F, 195°C or gas mark 5.
- Roll the puff pastry into a large rectangle roughly the size of the baking sheet pan. Place into the refrigerator until ready to use.
- Slice the peach halves into eighths.
- In a large bowl combine the brown sugar, bourbon, cinnamon, cornstarch, and nutmeg and mix evenly. Toss the peaches in the sugar mixture gently until evenly coated.
- Remove the puff pastry from the refrigerator and pour the peach mixture into a line in the center of the puff pastry in the direction of the longest side. Cut long strips about an inch thick on each side of the line of peaches. Starting from the top fold the top edge over the end of the peach mixture. Alternating sides overlap each of the strips in a braid-like fashion.
- Mix the egg and milk together. Brush the egg wash mixture over the top of the strudel. Sprinkle the turbinado sugar on top.
- Bake for 35-45 minutes until golden brown. Allow to cool before slicing.
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You have said two of my most favorite things, peaches and puff pasty. All I need is some good quality vanilla bean icecream and we are set. Great tips on Maserati the peaches and a lovely braiding job on top!😋🥰
I made this delicious strudel for weekend guests. It was easy to make with store bought puff pastry, but looked so fancy.
I love strudel but have never made it with peaches. Such a delicious idea and since it’s now peach season, I’m going to try this out this week. I’ll let you know how it turns out!
This sounds like the perfect summer dessert! I love strudel, my family has been making apple ones since I was a kid but I’ve never tried a peach one! Such a great idea!
I’m a sucker for peach anything and this strudel is scrumptious! I love that you use puff pastry as it’s so much easier (and faster) than traditional dough. Definitely a summer must make!
Such a beautiful pastry, wow! This will be a perfect use of all those summer peaches I have. Let’s see if I can get that braid as pretty as yours 😉
Love that this uses puff pastry! Makes for a quick delicious summer dessert… can’t wait to try!
I always make strudels with apples. Using peaches was a nice change – perfect for the summer season!
Just in time for peach season! So easy to make, I had the puff pastry in the freezer, and the peaches on the tree! Easy peasy!
Perfect summer dessert for all my in season peaches. Thank you!
I love how you used fresh peaches in this recipe. Always makes for a tastier treat! Excited to give this a try! Thanks for the share!
Such a perfect dessert to make for my friend’s birthday. It is so delicious!