dessert

Liesel's Stolen Apple Strudel

Name: Liesel's Stolen Apple Strudel
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: 1 sheet puff pastry; 3 apples, peeled and sliced; 1/4 cup sugar; 1 tsp cinnamon; 1 tbsp butter; 1 egg

This dessert captures the sweetness and risk of Liesel's book thievery, a defining element that adds flavor to her character's journey.

Prep: 15 minutesCook: 25 minutesServes 8 servingsEasy

Ingredients

1 sheet puff pastry
3 apples, peeled and sliced
1/4 cup sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tbsp butter
1 egg

Instructions

1
Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C).
2
Lay out the puff pastry and scatter apple slices evenly.
3
Sprinkle sugar and cinnamon over the apples.
4
Dot with small pieces of butter.
5
Roll the pastry, brush with beaten egg, and bake for 25 minutes.

Serve this dessert while discussing the book to spark conversations about the themes it connects to. Consider preparing it together as a group activity before your discussion begins!