Apricot Kugel Recipe
Ingredients
| All purpose flour | 1 | |
| Boiling salted water | ||
| Dried apricots | 2/4 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Eggs | 3 | |
| 1 cup large curd cottage cheese | ||
| Sour cream | 1/2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Butter/Margarine | 4 Tablespoon, melted | |
| Sugar | 1/4 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Vanilla | 1 1/2 Teaspoon | |
| 1 teaspoon each ground cin-namon and grated lemon peel | ||
| Ground nutmeg | 1/4 Teaspoon | |
| Salt | 1/2 Teaspoon | |
| Soft bread crumbs | 1 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| 1/4 cup walnuts or almonds, finely chopped | ||
Directions
Cut fresh pasta into medium-wide noodles about 4 inches long.
Cook noodles in a large kettle of boiling salted water until al dente (1 to 2 minutes for fresh noodles, or follow package directions).
Drain, rinse with cold water, and drain again.
Barely cover apricots with boiling water.
Let stand for 15 minutes; drain and finely chop.
In a bowl, beat eggs.
Stir in cottage cheese, sour cream, 2 tablespoons of the melted butter, sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, lemon peel, nutmeg, salt, and apricots.
Gently stir in noodles.
Turn mixture into a buttered 8-inch-square baking pan.
In a frying pan over medium heat, cook bread crumbs and nuts in remaining 2 tablespoons melted butter until crumbs are golden.
Sprinkle over top of noodles.
Bake, uncovered, in a 375° oven for 30 minutes or until heated through and top is golden brown.
Serve warm or at room temperature.
Cook noodles in a large kettle of boiling salted water until al dente (1 to 2 minutes for fresh noodles, or follow package directions).
Drain, rinse with cold water, and drain again.
Barely cover apricots with boiling water.
Let stand for 15 minutes; drain and finely chop.
In a bowl, beat eggs.
Stir in cottage cheese, sour cream, 2 tablespoons of the melted butter, sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, lemon peel, nutmeg, salt, and apricots.
Gently stir in noodles.
Turn mixture into a buttered 8-inch-square baking pan.
In a frying pan over medium heat, cook bread crumbs and nuts in remaining 2 tablespoons melted butter until crumbs are golden.
Sprinkle over top of noodles.
Bake, uncovered, in a 375° oven for 30 minutes or until heated through and top is golden brown.
Serve warm or at room temperature.
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