A Croatian village has broken a world record with an apple strudel chain made with five tonnes of flour and fruit that stretches over 3km.

Two tonnes of flour and three tonnes of apples were used to make the nearly 9,000 strudels in the small village of Jaskovo, Strudelfest organisers said.

'After very rigorous verification and counting I can announce that a total was achieved of 8,940 strudels, which means that's a new Guinness world record title,' said Paulina Sapinska, a Guinness World Records adjudicator, after the measurement.

During the village's traditional festival, the strudels, made following a traditional recipe, were laid across several tables placed in a star formation by locals and volunteers.

The thousands of strudels will be donated to various institutions, organisations and people in need following the end of the festival.