Crunchy Noodle Kugel à La Great Aunt Martha Recipes

Steps:

• Put raisins in a micro-wave safe bowl or small saucepan and cover with sherry or orange juice. Heat on stove top (3 minutes) or microwave (1 1/2 minutes) until liquid is steaming hot. Let cool while you prepare kugel mixture.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Butter an 11 x 17 inch jellyroll pan. Cook noodles according to package directions and drain well. Immediately return noodles to pot and add butter. Toss until butter melts.
• In large bowl, whisk together the eggs, cottage cheese, sour cream, sugar, cinnamon, lemon zest and salt. Drain raisins and add to bowl along with butter noodles. Mix well.
• Spread mixture in prepared pan and smooth top. Bake until top is crusty and golden, 25 to 35 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature.

Steps:

• Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 425°F Grease a standard 12 cup muffin tin.
• Cook noodles in a pot of boiling salted water for about 5 minutes. Drain in a colander and rinse under cold water.
• Heat olive oil in large skillet over medium heat. Add onions to skillet and cook, stirring occasionally, until well browned, about 20 minutes.
• Transfer onions to a large bowl and stir in noodles, sour cream, and cottage cheese. Lightly beat eggs with salt and pepper, then stir into noodle mixture until combined well.
• Divide mixture among muffin cups and sprinkle breadcrumbs over each cup. Bake until puffed and golden, 20 to 25 minutes.
• Loosen edges of kugels with a thin knife and cool kugels in pan 5 minutes before serving.

Steps:

• Cook noodles and drain.
• Mix together next nine ingredients.
• Add cooked noodles.
• Pour into greased 9 x 13 inch pan.
• Mix the topping ingredients together and sprinkle over kugel.
• If desired, you may increase the amount of topping ingredients proportionately to make an even sweeter, crunchier top.
• Bake at 350 degrees F for 1 hour.
• Enjoy!