What is the German name for apple strudel?

The German name for apple strudel is Apfelstrudel.

The word combines Apfel, meaning “apple,” with Strudel, the name for the rolled, layered pastry. In German-speaking regions, Apfelstrudel is the familiar name for the apple-filled dessert, especially in Austria and southern Germany.

Traditional Apfelstrudel uses thin, elastic dough stretched by hand until it is almost translucent. The filling commonly contains tart apples, sugar, cinnamon, raisins, and breadcrumbs toasted in butter. The dough is rolled around the filling and baked into a long pastry, which is sliced crosswise for serving.

The alternatives are different German or Central European desserts. Baumstriezel is a spiral chimney cake, Kaiserschmarrn is a shredded pancake, and Apfelkuchen means apple cake rather than specifically apple strudel. Apfelstrudel is also distinct from a standard apple pie: it is usually oblong, rolled, and made with very thin dough rather than a conventional bottom-and-top pie crust.