German Apple Strudel with Puff Pastry

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1. 1Step 1: Peel, core and dice the apples (or cut into short, skinny sticks). Place them in a mixing bowl and combine with the lemon juice, cinnamon and half the sugar.
2. 2Step 2: Allow to sit for a few minutes.
3. 3Step 3: In a separate bowl mix the chopped walnuts, remaining half of the sugar and the bread crumbs.
4. 4Step 4: Preheat oven to 375 F. Add the walnuts mixture to the apples mixture and stir together.
5. 5Step 5: On a clean, flour dusted surface spread out one of the cold puff pastry sheets. Spread half the filling closer to one side, leaving a margin of about 1 inch on the left and the right.
6. 6Step 6: Stretch the dough ever so slightly to accomodate the heap of filling, brush the edges with melted butter and then fold as shown.
7. 7Step 7: Pinch the edges.
8. 8Step 8: Place strudels onto a parchment paper lined baking sheet, seam side down, side by side. Tuck in the corners.
9. 9Step 9: With a small, sharp knife make slits across the top surface to allow moisture to escape.
10. 10Step 10: Brush the strudels with the rest of the melted butter.
11. 11Step 11: Bake for about 40 mins, turning 180 degrees about half way through the time.
12. 12Step 12: Watch it closely towards the end.
13. 13Step 13: When the strudels look nicely golden brown and the pastry dough well risen, remove them from the oven and transfer them to a wire rack to cool down.
14. 14Step 14: Dust with powdered sugar before serving with vanilla ice cream or vanilla sauce (see recipe below).