![]() I was thinking about new pumpkin recipes, and promptly dusted this idea off, tweaked it, and came up with this winner. And then I got busy writing a cookbook, and that chance never seemed to materialized.įast forward over a year, to the next time pumpkin season hit. The recipe needed tweaking, and I shelved the idea until I could get a chance to work on it again. And who doesn’t love a freezer-friendly, delicious kugel side dish?Īnyway, I made this what feels like a lifetime ago. Brilliant, right? Everyone loves a good pumpkin recipe, especially with fall here and Thanksgiving around the corner. ![]() It was well over a year ago that the inspiration struck: Pumpkin Noodle Kugel. Here’s a confession: I’ve been waiting to share this recipe with you for over a year now. Serve warm.Pumpkin Noodle Kugel is a delicious, easy and freezer-friendly side dish that’s perfect for Thanksgiving or all year round!ĭo you receive the Overtime Cook newsletter? Full of recipes, kitchen tips and deals and more! Bake for about 1 hour total or until the center is set, and the top is golden brown. If so, cover with foil and continue cooking. Check at 40 minutes to see if the top is brown enough. Pour the mixture into the baking pan and sprinkle remaining ¼ teaspoon of cinnamon on top.Fold in the noodles and apples until evenly distributed. Add in the cottage cheese, sugar, vanilla, ½ teaspoon cinnamon, and beaten eggs. In a large mixing bowl combine the cream cheese, milk, and butter.Prep all ingredients: peel and dice the apples melt the cream cheese and remaining butter in the microwave warm the milk, and beat the eggs.Noodles should be softened, but still a little firm. Put a few drops of cooking oil in the boiling water to prevent the noodles from sticking together. Cook the noodles in salted boiling water for 5 minutes.Use a small amount of the butter to grease a 9 x 13 inch Pyrex glass pan or ceramic casserole dish. Place a rack in the center of the oven, and preheat to 350 degrees F.So without further ado, here is my ultimate sweet apple noodle kugel: I'm just a purist when it comes to noodle kugel. Also, I took off the corn flake topping, which probably will horrify my sister and nephew who love the topping. I have adapted the New York kugel recipe to add in my beloved apples, and I tinkered with the ingredients. This kugel combines the best features of all the previous recipes. The New York kugel is made with cream cheese and cottage cheese. My sister Kathy made it for me, and she got the recipe from a friend in New York, hence the moniker. Jody's kugel is similar to Susie's, but there is an addition of chopped apples, which makes the kugel divine. All the moms asked for the recipe, and Jody's kugel was requested at every parent event. Next came my friend Jody's sweet apple noodle kugel, and this kugel made quite a stir at the nursery school. My friend Susie's recipe is very similar to Deanna's, but the ratios are different, and her kugel has more liquid and thus, is more moist. Now that's a lot of variations.Įach new recipe I fell in love with seemed to build upon the one before. ![]() My aunt may have had numerous versions, but there have been kugel contests with hundreds of recipe entries, according to Joan Nathan in her cookbook Jewish Cooking in America. Plus some recipes have a corn flake or graham cracker crumb topping, and others do not. She had over a dozen variations of sweet noodle kugel made with different dairy products (cottage cheese, sour cream, cream cheese, buttermilk, regular milk, cheese) and a range of mix-in's such as raisins, cinnamon, pineapple, lemon zest, mushrooms, onions, or spinach. ![]() I never knew there were so many versions of noodle kugel until I saw my Aunt Clara's recipe file. Kugel is comfort food at its best and a special holiday treat. I like the sweet kugel, which is a dish of egg noodles coated in a luscious, sweet dairy sauce and held together by eggs. I guess you could say my love affair with noodle kugel goes back to childhood. It was the star of the meal as far as I was concerned. My mom and aunts all made the same noodle kugel recipe for the holidays. These dishes go a long way toward filling the table with nostalgic, traditional holiday dishes. Every Jewish woman should have a noodle kugel, brisket, and matzo ball soup in her arsenal. ![]()
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