Pecan and dried fruit noodle pudding

4 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
1poundsWide egg noodles
4largesEggs, separated
6tablespoonsUnsalted butter
½cupSugar
1cupSour cream
1teaspoonVanilla
cupDiced raisins
cupDiced apricots
Cinnamon
Freshly grated nutmeg
1cupChopped walnuts
cupApricot preserves

Directions

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. In a pot of boiling salted water cook the egg noodles until they are al dente. Drain, refresh under cold water and drain again. Transfer to a large bowl.

In a bowl whisk together the egg yolks, butter, all but 2 tablespoons of the sugar, the sour cream and the vanilla.

In a bowl with an electric mixer beat the whites until they form soft peaks. Add the remaining sugar and beat to firm peaks. Fold the whites into the yolk mixture and fold into the noodles In a buttered shallow baking dish layer the noodles, walnuts, jam and raisins and apricots. Sprinkle with the bread crumbs and bake for 25 to 30 minutes, or until lightly golden.

Yield: 4 to 6 servings

PASTA MONDAY TO FRIDAY SHOW #PS6531 Copyright, 1997, TV FOOD NETWORK, G.P., All Rights Reserved

MCBuster formatted by Gail Shermeyer <4paws@...> on Mar 1, 1997 Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #531 by 4paws@... (Shermeyer-Gail) on Mar 21, 1997