Pumpkin Strudel

Ingredients
4 tbsp raisins
1.2 kg pumpkin
4 pears
100 mL butter
150 g sugar
100 mL whipping cream
Juice from one orange
2 eggs
200 g ground almonds
100g - 200g flour

Grate pumpkin and pear on cheese grater. Saute in butter for 5 minutes over medium heat. Add sugar, raisins, whipping cream, juice of one orange. Cook for 3 – 4 minutes, remove from heat and allow to cool.

Once cool add the whole eggs, ground almonds and 100 g flour. Add more flour if needed to gain a stiff mixture.

Dough
200g flour
1 pinch of salt
2 tbsp oil
100 ml water

1)  Combine all ingredients knead well and allow to rest for at least one hour.
2)  Cut dough in half, roll out as thin as possible in rectangular form.
3)  Add half the pumpkin mixture and roll from short side to the opposite side finishing with a 4”wide, long roll.
4)   Brush with butter and bake at 350 F for 40-45 minutes.