Austrian Chocolate Topfenstrudel

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 sheet puff pastry (about 200g)
• 1 egg
• 250 g curds (or ricotta)
• 60 g brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon flour (helps making the filling firmer)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon lemon, cest
• 1 dash salt
• 100 g chocolate (milk or dark, melted)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 200°c.
• 2 mix sugars and egg until fluffly.
• 3 add curds, lemon cest, flour and a dash of salt. mix until fluffy.
• 4 melt chocolate (i usually microwave it with a bit of milk for about 30 seconds, that works fine).
• 5 place puff pastry on a non stick baking sheet.
• 6 sprinkle a bit of water on the sides of the dough (this will make them stick together better).
• 7 spread curds filling on 2/3rds of the pastry. keep sides free.
• 8 pour melted chocoalte over curd filling (i use a fork).
• 9 fold in right and left side of pastry.
• 10 roll to a strudel from bottom to top.
• 11 sprinkle strudel with water and let bake for about 20 minutes at 180-200°c until browm and crispy.
• 12 you may want to sprinkle strudel with confectioner's sugar.
• 13 serve lukewarm (or cold) with vanilla sauce, berries, ice cream -- .