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Milk together the dry ingredients. Crumble in the butter. I like to use a fork to do this since I don't have a pastry cutter.
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Slowly add in the milk. You may not need the whole 3/4 c. You don't want the dough to be sticky.
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Roll the dough into a ball.
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Roll out the dough into something of a square shape.
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Fold the dough in half.
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And fold it in half again. And roll out into another square shape. Do this several more times. Don't knead the dough, you are trying to make layers.
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Pull the dough in half after you've folded and rolled it out at least 5 times. It should look like this. Nice and layery.
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Roll out very thin. Then cut into rectangles about 5"x6".
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Place a filling in the middle of half of the squares. For this batch, I used applesauce that I canned last fall. You could use jams, applesauces, pureed fruit, or more.
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Fold the dough in half and crimp the edges with a fork.
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Brush the strudels with butter. Bake at 350F for 20 minutes. They won't be brown when they are down but they will get nice and puffy.
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Yummy. They smell so good when you take them out of the oven! This recipe makes at least 10 pastries.