One of the extra treats we got when my mother made strudel was the little "cookie" covered in cinnamon sugar that was made from the dough that was trimmed off from the edge of the dough before it was rolled up. My mother would trim this off with scissors. She always used an old bed sheet to stretch out her dough and then roll it up. When it was done, the strudel roll was so long that when she put it on the baking sheet, she would form a "U" shape. Nothing is like a fresh strudel with its crispy layers.

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