Cook’s Question' ANSWER Stephanie Huger, Meyerstown, wanted a recipe for pumpkin strudel with poppy seeds and sour cream or cream cheese. Her grandmother from Hungary made it, but Stephanie lost the recipe. This request has run for a long time, and we have not received an answer. However, here is a recipe for Poppy Seed Strudel from our files. Strudel is a Ger man term for a central European pastry of stretched paper thin dough rolled up with a filling. It is superlatively fragile and delicious. Americans tend to be afraid of trying to make the stretched dough, but once they have done so many agree that is is no more difficult than making a good pie crust. I think with a bit of experimentation, you could adapt a cream cheese fill ing from another recipe and either add the pumpkin to the fill ing or to the strudel, whichever way you remember it. Good luckl 3 cups flours '/s teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 1 beaten egg 1 cup lukewarm water Sift flour and salt into a large bowl. Make a well in the center of the flour; place oil and egg in the depression. Work flour gently into oil and egg and gradually add water to make a soft dough (dough will be sticky). Turn dough out onto a lightly floured pastry board. Hold dough high above obaord and crash it down against the board. Repeat this about 100-125 times or until the dough is smooth and elastic and leaves the board clean. Knead slightly and pat it into a round. Lightly brush surface of dough with oil but not olive oil. Cover dough with an inverted warmed bowl and allow to rest from 30-60 minutes. To stretch dough; spread a large table 3x5-feet with a clean John Deere Max Emerge P/us Planter Loaded with Don't settle for a dated lZ 'Z. “ “ ,** , itmrh/, ' 1 ,r. \l ~/ In ~ Oil,/ ,\(|, ' /- ’ PMUatm, VT *■' if *o' [ VC/ (A/'. I „\f, ( , iywcci ,1, i. , ■ i', hUjl> (‘..M.M!., -3 SfO(K/*v < /-".-I. ■ 'Hi' /or ; /( u.f u thn\ m n H till mu' -'(/ .- ■ CLUGSTONAG & TURF, INC. 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Place dough in center of cloth and roll it into a large oblong, turning it several limes to prevent its sticking to the cloth, and rolling the outer edges as thinly as possible. With a soft brush, lightly brush the dough with cooking oil (not olive oil); the oil aids in preventing the formation of holes during stretching. Now reach under the dough and start stretching (do not pull) gently from the center to the outer edge. Some people work with the backs of the hands. They turn the palms downward and stretch with slightly raised knuckles only. Others prefer to keep the plams up with fingers straight out, working with a circular motion under the dough. You will soon learn which method is most convenient tor you. Work around the table until the evenly stretched dough is as thin as paper and drapes over the edges of the table on all sides. As you stretch, keep the dough close to the table, the dough should not have any torn spots. If some should appear, do not tty to patch them. With kitchen scissors, trim off the thick outer edges that overhang the table. Allow the stretched dough to dry a little, about 10 minutes. It should lose its stickiness but avoid drying too long because it become brittle. Poppy Seed Strudel 2V» cups poppy seeds 1 cup sguar Vi cup raisins 2 teaspoons grated lemon rind Vi cup butter, melted and cooled Mix poppy seeds, sugar, raisins, and lemon rind together. Set aside. After strudel dough is stretched and slightly dried, sprinkle innovation. imitation. INC. RL 213 A Rt. 772 2710 Mt. Joy Rd. Manhtlm, PA 1754$ 717-653-2340 MILLER-LAKE INC. BaUavilla, PA 717-935-2335 MILLERS EQUIPMENT RD 41 Rt. 66 Falrmount City, PA 814-764-5159 PIKEVILLE EQUIPMENT INC. Olay, PA •10-007-0277 LANDIS BROS. INC. Ltbanon, PA 717-221-2650 LEHIGH AG EQUIPMENT Allantown, PA 610-306-2553 LONE MAPLE SALES & SERVICE Maw Alexandria, PA 412-661-7172 POLE TAVERN EQ. SALES CORP. •70 At, 40 Elmar, NJ 000-300-2000 O.C. 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To bake, brush the surface with melted butter and bake in 350 degree oven until gol den brown, 35-45 minutes. Grease and brush with melted butter several times during baking. When strudel makes a crackly sound on touching It is done. Strudel should not be smooth. WALTEMYER’S SALES & SERVICE 10136 Wintarttown Road Rad Lion, PA 717-244-4161 WINELAND EQUIPMENT, INC. Martlmburg, PA •14-793-2109 M.S. YEARSLEY & SONS Watt Chaatar, PA 610-606-2990 To serve, remove to cooling rack, cool slightly. Sift confec tloners’ sugar generously over It Remove to a cutting board, and cut Into 2*inch slices. Serve warm with unsweetened whipped cream. Makes 12 to 15 servings. A LESSON WELL LEARNED... LANCASTER FARMING’S CLASSIFIED ADS GET RESULTS!