Anne Whiteman's Birthday Kugel

Name: Anne Whiteman's Birthday Kugel
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Jewish
Ingredients: 2 Tbsps butter, melted; 237 milliliters coarsely crushed corn flakes; 6 eggs; 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest; 355 milliliters 4-percent-fat cottage cheese (small or large curd, or California-style); 1 teaspoon grated orange zest; 177 milliliters raisins; 1 Tbsp salt; 237 milliliters sour cream; 177 milliliters sugar; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 532 milliliters whole milk; 510 grams wide, preferably flat egg noodles

Anne Whiteman's Birthday Kugel might be just the main course you are searching for. One portion of this dish contains around 15g of protein, 11g of fat, and a total of 383 calories. This recipe covers 13% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 12. A mixture of percent-fat cottage cheese, coarsely corn flakes, orange zest, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. To use up the raisins you could follow this main course with the Rice Pudding with Raisins and Cinnamon as a dessert. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for Birthday. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes. This recipe is typical of Jewish cuisine.

Instructions

To make the kugel, in the bowl of a food processor fitted with the metal blade, whirl together the eggs.

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Egg

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Food Processor

Bowl

Add the cottage cheese, sour cream, and sugar. Process until smooth.

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Cottage Cheese

Sour Cream

Sugar

Pour into a large bowl and stir in the milk, raisins, melted butter, vanilla, and orange and lemon zests.

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Raisins

Vanilla

Butter

Orange

Lemon

Milk

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In a large pot, bring at least 5 quarts of water to a boil over high heat, salt, and cook the noodles until just before they are fully cooked, about 5 minutes, but check package directions for exact timing.

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Pasta

Water

Salt

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Drain and stir the noodles into the egg-cheese mixture, then refrigerate, tightly covered, overnight. (I think this step of preparing ahead was mainly for convenience. I have baked the pudding immediately, and it turns out lighter; the noodles don't absorb as much of the custard.

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Custard

Pasta

Cheese

Egg

Lightly butter a 9- by 13-inch baking dish. Preheat the oven to 350° F.

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Butter

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To make the topping, toss together the corn flakes, melted butter, and cinnamon in a small bowl. To bake the kugel, pour the noodle mixture into the baking dish and sprinkle evenly with the topping.

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Corn Flakes