Sweet Noodle Kugel

Kugel fresh from the oven, cooling on my window sill

For Thanksgiving, this year I had two guests who I know die for my sweet noodle kugel. They wait all year for Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year to have it. In a stroke of brilliance, while creating my Thanksgiving day menu, I thought, wait I can serve this at Thanksgiving, too!

The recipe is nut-free and fish-free my two main allergy concerns and so easy it’s ridic. I use organic where I can, mainly with the eggs, butter and diary. I also make a lightly lighter version by using yogurt instead of sour cream and 2% milk instead of whole milk.

NB: I have tried a gluten-free, lower lactose version and it was okay, not fab so I need to keep playing with the recipe. You can find my attempts here. So basically, I can't eat this version as I'm wheat and dairy intolerant but for my guests I was happy to prepare this!

Sweet Noodle Kugel
adapted from Bon Appétit and further adapted by me

8 ounces Manichewitz wide egg noodles
½ cup to 1 cup dark raisins (to taste)
5 large organic eggs
1 cup Greek 0% fat yogurt
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted organic butter, melted, cooled
1/3 cup organic sugar
4 cups 2% milk

3 cups cornflakes, coarsely crushed
1/4 cup organic raw sugar 



Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter 13 x 9 x 2-inch glass baking dish. Spread uncooked noodles over bottom of prepared dish and sprinkle with raisins. Whisk eggs, sour cream, butter and sugar in large bowl until smooth. (you can make custard ahead of time and keep in fridge until you are ready to make the kugel) Whisk in milk and pour mixture over noodles. Let kugel stand 5 minutes.

Mix cornflakes and brown sugar in bowl; sprinkle evenly over kugel.

Bake kugel until set in center, about 1 hour. Cut kugel into squares. Serve warm or at room temperature. 

Serves 8 to 10.