Noodle kugel - bon appetit

10 to 12 serv

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
1poundsExtra-wide egg noodles
½cup(1 stick) butter, room temperature, cut into pieces
1cupCream cheese (about 8 oz), room temperature
¾cupPlus 2 tablespoons sugar
2cupsSour cream
5largesEggs
¾cupApricot preserves
½cupCornflake crumbs
1teaspoonGround cinnamon

Directions

Preheat oven to 350'F. Butter 13x9x2inch glass bakng dish. Cook noodles in large pot of boiling salted water until tender but still firm to bite. Drain. Return noodles to hot pot. Add butter and toss until butter melts and noodles are well coated.

Whisk cream cheese and ¾ C sugar in large bowl until smooth. Add sour cream and eggs and whisk until blended. Mix in buttered noodles.

Spoon half of noodle mixture into prepared baking dish. Dot with preserves. Spoon remaining noodle mixture over. Sprinkle with cornflake crumbs. Combine cinnamon and remaining 2 T sugar in small bowl. Sprinkle evenly over crumbs. Bake until kugel is set and top is golden, about 45 minutes. Cool slightly. Cut into squares and serve.

Katzinger's Delicatessen Columbus, OH Bon Appetit/Sept/94 Scanned & edited by Di Pahl & <gg>