Apple Cherry Matzo Kugel Cups Recipes

Steps:

• 1. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
• 2. Toss the apples with the brown sugar and orange juice, set aside in a medium bowl.
• 3. Break the matzoh into 2- to 3-inch pieces and soak in 1 cup of warm water until soft but not mushy. Set aside.
• 4. While the matzoh soaks, beat the eggs with a wire whisk in a large bowl until blended. Add the salt, sugar, cinnamon, melted butter, raisins, and apricots.
• 5. Squeeze the liquid from the softened matzoh and add the matzoh to the egg mixture with the apples. Stir the kugel well and pour into a lightly greased 2 1/2-quart casserole dish or a 10x14-inch pan. Dot the top of the kugel with the 4 tablespoons of butter.
• 6. Bake the kugel for 1 hour. Cover the top with foil if the top begins to become too brown early in the baking. Remove the kugel from the oven and cool to room temperature.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Place matzo farfel and water in large bowl; let stand 15 min. or until softened.
• Add eggs, apples, pineapple and walnuts; stir until well blended. Spoon into greased 13x9-inch baking dish; sprinkle evenly with cinnamon.
• Bake 1 hour or until top is browned and edges are crisp. Cool 10 min. before cutting into 12 squares to serve.

Steps:

• Add hot water to matzo in medium bowl; stir. Let stand 15 min.
• Heat oven to 350°F. Beat 4 oz. cream cheese, eggs, sugar and cinnamon in large bowl with mixer until blended. Drain matzo; squeeze out excess water. Add matzo to cream cheese mixture; mix well. Stir in fruit.
• Spoon half the batter into 12 muffin pan cups sprayed with cooking spray. Cut remaining cream cheese into 12 pieces. Place 1 cream cheese piece in center of batter in each muffin cup; cover with remaining batter.
• Bake 20 to 25 min. or until edges are crisp and tops are lightly browned. Cool 15 min. before removing from pan to serve.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Generously grease a 9-inch square baking pan.
• Melt shortening in a skillet over medium heat. Add onions and celery and saute until soft, about 5 minutes. Add matzo farfel and toast lightly, about 2 minutes.
• Whisk water, chicken broth, eggs, paprika, salt, and pepper together in a bowl. Add to the matzo mixture and stir until well combined. Transfer to the prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until brown and firm, 35 to 45 minutes.

Steps:

• Peel& core the apples.
• Cut the apples into quarters& then slice them into 1/4" slices& set aside.
• Cook the noodles in the milk, cream, wine& a 1/2 cup of the sugar until very soft (about 20 minutes).
• In a bowl, mix the eggs, egg yolks, sour cream& the remaining 1/4 cup of sugar together.
• After the noodles are slightly cooled& not piping hot, mix the egg mixture into the noodles with the heat off.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• In another bowl, whisk together the cornstarch, rum, vanilla& apple juice concentrate.
• In a sautè pan, melt the butter over high heat.
• When melted, reduce to medium heat.
• Add the brown sugar& then the apples.
• Arrange the apple slices so that they are not on top of each other& they are flat.
• Sautè for 1 minute& then add the rum& apple juice mixture.
• Cook until somewhat thickened& then stir in the cherries.
• In a 2 1/2 quart buttered (or sprayed with Pam) casserole, alternate the noodle mixture& the fruit mixture in 5 layers (3 noodle& 2 fruit) beginning& ending with noodle layers.
• Bake uncovered until the top begins to get brown, about 35 to 45 minutes.
• Serve topped with sour cream.