How to Make Jewish Noodle Pudding

Lokshen kugel, or Jewish Noodle Pudding, is a traditional food of the Sabbath and other Jewish holidays. It's easy to make and a variety of different ingredients can be used to create a pudding that best suits your meal. One of the most common Jewish noodle puddings is a non-dairy (parve), apple-raisin creation. Because it's parve, if you keep kosher, it can be served with either a meat or a dairy meal.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• 1 lb. broad egg noodles
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
• 1/2 cup raisins
• 2 large cooking apples
• 2 Tbsp. margarine
• Non-stick cooking spray
• Large cooking pot
• 9 x 13 pan
• Apple corer
• Vegetable peeler
• Paring knife

1. Fill a large cooking pot with water and put in on a high-heat burner to boil. Add 1 lb. of broad egg noodles and boil them until they are tender.

2. Drain the noodles and return them to the cooking pot. Set the pot aside, making sure not to put it back on the hot burner. Otherwise the noodles can scorch and stick to the bottom of the pot.

3. Peel and core 2 large cooking apples. Though this can be accomplished by using an apple corer and a vegetable peeler, many kitchen supply and major retailers sell a product called an "apple-peeler-corer-slicer" which performs all of those actions in one fell swoop (see Resources below). If you do a lot of cooking and baking with apples, the device is a worthy investment.

4. Chop the apples into small, but not fine, pieces. Before you prepare the rest of the ingredients, preheat the oven to 320 degrees Fahrenheit.

5. Add the apple pieces, 1/2 cup brown sugar, 3 eggs, 1/2 cup raisins and 2 Tbsp. margarine to the noodle pot. Flavor the concoction with 1 1/2 tsp. of cinnamon or, if you prefer, you may substitute vanilla or nutmeg.

6. Stir until the noodles are completely coated and the rest of the ingredients are thoroughly mixed.

7. Spray a 9 x 13 pan with non-stick cooking spray and pour the noodle pudding into the pan.

8. Bake for 45 minutes, remove from the oven and revel in savory Jewish Noodle Pudding delight.

Tips & Warnings

• Certain varieties of apples make for better cooking than others. Try to find Rome Beauties or Golden Delicious apples--they are excellent cooking apples.
• If you are planning on making a kosher kugel, before you use your egg noodles, confirm that the brand you have purchased has "parve" printed somewhere on the bag. You may see the Kosher symbol, but unless it specifies the noodles can't be considered non-dairy.

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on 3/28/2008 I think my Grandma used to make this! Yummmy! I am going to try it. Thanks!

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on 3/28/2008 I think my Grandma used to make this! Yummmy! I am going to try it. Thanks!