Karens Kugel Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter a 10 by 13 by 2 1/4-inch baking dish.
• Drizzle some oil into a large pot of boiling salted water. Cook the noodles for 6 to 8 minutes, until tender. Drain.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs, half-and-half, brown sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, salt, and pepper. Stir in the ricotta and raisins. Add the drained noodles.
• Pour the noodle mixture into the baking dish. Place the filled dish in a larger pan and pour in enough hot water to come halfway up the sides. Cover the entire assembly with aluminum foil. Bake for 45 minutes, then remove the foil and bake for another 45 minutes, or until the custard is just set.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Use the butter to grease a 9 x 11 glass baking dish.
• Add the rest of the butter to the hot noodles, and stir until melted.
• Add sour cream and cottage cheese to the noodles.
• Pour the noodles into the baking dish.
• Beat the eggs in a separate bowl. Add milk to the eggs and beat. Add sugar and stir. Pour over the noodles.
• If using oatmeal topping, melt butter in frying pan, then add oatmeal and brown sugar. Still until brown sugar dissolves and oatmeal is coated.
• Sprinkle either the crushed cornflakes (eliminate the butter & brown sugar) or oatmeal topping over the noodles.
• Bake for 40-45 minutes. Do not make in advance of when you plan to bake. The noodles will absorb the liquids and it will come out dry. It is done when some of the noodles on the top are just barely starting to lightly brown.
• Serve immediately.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Butter a 9x13" glass baking dish.
• Cook noodles according to package directions until tender but still firm to the bite (al dente).
• Drain noodles well, then return to the hot pan.
• Add butter and toss until butter melts and the noodles are coated.
• Combine cream cheese and 3/4 cup sugar until smooth.
• Add sour cream and eggs to the sugar mixture and whisk until blended well.
• Mix in buttered noodles gently.
• Spoon half of the noodle mixture into the prepared baking dish.
• Dot with preserves.
• Spoon remaining noodle mixture over preserves layer.
• Sprinkle cornflake crumbs all over the top.
• Combine cinnamon and remaining 2 Tbsp sugar and sprinkle evenly over the crumbs.
• Bake until kugel is set and the top is golden brown, approximately 45 minutes.
• Let cool slightly before slicing into 12 squares.
• Serve warm or chilled.

Steps:

• preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• mix the eggs, sour cream, lemon juice, butter, and sugar together with a whisk.
• fold in the warm noodles and pour 3/4 of the mixture into a 9x13 inch dish.
• spread the preserves over the noodles and top with the remainder 1/4 of noodles.
• sprinkle with cinnamon and bake for 1 hour until a knife comes out clean when placed in the center.