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Easy Noodle Kugel
Noodle kugel invites heated debates. But our best kugel recipe is a crowd-pleaser. A touch sweet and eggy, it lands somewhere between airy and pudding-like.
👥 10 Servings🔥 Cook: 10 min👤 Sarah Jampel📖 bonappetit
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●pot
- ●oven
- ●baking dish
- ●bowl
- ●whisk
- ●microwave
- ●spatula
- ●pan
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Preheat oven to 350°. Cook 12 oz. extra-wide egg noodles in a large pot of boiling salted water, stirring occasionally, until al dente, about 4–⏱️ 5 minutes. Drain, leaving a little bit of water clinging to the noodles.
. extra-wide egg noodles12 oz
2
Generously butter a 13x9" baking dish (we prefer glass for even heating, but metal is okay, too).
3
Make the creamy sauce: Cut 1 stick butter into a few big pieces and transfer to a small heatproof bowl. Microwave until butter is melted, about ⏱️ 1 minute. Let cool slightly. Whisk 8 large eggs and ½ cup (100 g) sugar in a large bowl until sugar is dissolved and eggs are frothy, 1–⏱️ 2 minutes. Add 1 lb. full-fat cottage cheese, 1 lb. full-fat sour cream, 2 tsp. vanilla extract, 1 tsp. ground cinnamon, and 2 tsp. Diamond Crystal or 1 tsp. Morton kosher salt to egg mixture. Whisk vigorously to combine. Pour in melted butter and whisk again to combine.
large eggs8. full-fat cottage cheese1 lb. full-fat sour cream1 lb. vanilla extract2 tsp. ground cinnamon1 tsp. Diamond Crystal or 1 tsp. Morton kosher salt, plus more2 tsp
4
Add hot noodles to bowl and toss to coat with a spoon or spatula.
5
Transfer noodle mixture to prepared baking dish, tipping dish to evenly distribute. For a really crispy top, pull a few noodles to the surface so that they’re poking out over the sauce.
6
Bake kugel, rotating pan halfway through, until custard has souffléed, top is browned, and noodles on the surface are crispy, 50–⏱️ 55 minutes.
7
Let cool at least ⏱️ 20 minutes before slicing. Fight over those almost-burnt noodles on top. Editor’s note: This noodle kugel recipe was first printed in September 2019 as ‘Basically Noodle Kugel.’ Head this way for more of our best recipes for Rosh Hashanah →
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