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Noodle Kugel

Egg noodles baked with cream cheese, soured cream, eggs and sugar into a sweet pudding with a crisp top.

1 hr 5 min total Serves 10 servings Easy
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Noodle Kugel

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How to Cook Noodle Kugel

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  1. Heat the oven to 180°C / 355°F and butter a 23 x 33 cm dish. Boil the noodles for 4 minutes, 2 minutes under the packet time, and drain.

  2. Beat the cream cheese, soured cream, eggs, 80 g of the sugar, milk, vanilla and cinnamon until smooth.

  3. Fold in the noodles and pour into the dish.

  4. Mix the cornflake crumbs with the butter and remaining sugar and scatter over the top.

  5. Bake for 50 minutes until set and golden. Rest for 10 minutes before cutting.

What Can Go Wrong

  1. Undercook the noodles.
  2. Beat the cream cheese until smooth.
  3. If your oven runs hot, check at 40 minutes.
  4. Rest it before cutting.

Good to Know About Noodle Kugel

Salt the water, but leave the noodles slightly firm. They finish cooking in the custard, and noodles that start soft turn to mush. That is the one fix this recipe needs.

Blend the cream cheese with the sugar and eggs until smooth, then stir in the soured cream, milk, vanilla and cinnamon. Fold in the drained noodles and pour everything into a buttered dish. Make sure the noodles are all under the custard. Any that poke out dry into hard strands in the oven.

For the top, mix cornflake crumbs with melted butter and a little sugar and scatter over. Bake at 180°C / 355°F for 50 minutes, until the custard is set with a slight wobble in the middle. If your oven runs hot, check at 40 minutes.

It is served warm, cut into squares, and holds well for a crowd. A mix of cinnamon and a little sugar sprinkled on top gives a darker, sweeter crust.

To Go With It

Fresh berries · Apple sauce · Roast chicken · Fruit salad

Leftovers

Keeps in the fridge for 4 days. Reheat in a medium oven or eat cold.

The Numbers per Serving

Per serving, calculated from the ingredient list with USDA FoodData Central figures (SR Legacy). A calculation, not a laboratory analysis: brands, cuts and how you measure change the real numbers. How the figures are worked out.

396Calories
11gProtein
43gCarbs
20gFat
1gFibre
14gSugar
160mgSodium

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