Treat Yourself to Showstopping Strudel

Strudel is traditionally made by rolling many-layered, paper-thin pastry around a sweet or savory filling. But the new strudels at Breads Bakery depart from the standard. The pastry has more in common with the kind of flaky laminated dough used for croissants and mille-feuilles. The results — beautifully burnished, 2 feet long and filled with apple compote, poppy seeds or red cabbage sauerkraut — are delicious showstoppers. Strudels, $18, Breads Bakery stores in Manhattan, breadsbakery.com.