Rétes🇭🇺

Ah, perfect choice! 🇭🇺 Rétes is the Hungarian version of strudel — thin, flaky pastry filled with sweet or savory fillings, then rolled and baked golden brown. It’s a beloved dessert (or even main dish) in Hungary, and you’ll often find it filled with apples, sour cherries, poppy seeds, or sweetened túró (curd cheese).

Traditionally, rétes dough is hand-stretched until paper-thin (so thin you could read a newspaper through it!). But nowadays, many home bakers use phyllo (filo) pastry for convenience — and it still tastes amazing.

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🍒 Hungarian Rétes (Strudel) Recipe

Ingredients (for 2 strudels):

• 8 sheets phyllo pastry (or homemade rétes dough if adventurous)
• ½ cup (100 g) melted butter (for brushing)

Choose Your Filling (classic options):

1. Apple (Almás rétes):
   • 4 medium apples (peeled, grated)
   • ½ cup sugar
   • 1 tsp cinnamon
   • ½ cup breadcrumbs (to absorb juice)
2. Sour Cherry (Meggyrétes):
   • 2 cups pitted sour cherries (fresh or frozen)
   • ½ cup sugar
   • ½ cup breadcrumbs
3. Sweet Cheese (Túrós rétes):
   • 1 lb (450 g) farmer’s cheese or ricotta
   • 1 egg
   • ½ cup sugar
   • Zest of 1 lemon
   • Handful of raisins (optional)
4. Poppy Seed (Mákos rétes):
   • 1 cup ground poppy seeds
   • ½ cup sugar
   • Warm milk (just enough to moisten)

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