RFCJ RECIPE ARCHIVE
Posted by : Phillip Sego Kugel: Apple-Raisin-Nut Kugel #2 - pareve
Since I never met a recipe I didn't "adjust", this is my final iteration of a staggeringly *wonderful* kugel posted a few weeks ago by Karen Selwyn. (So good, that I came out of lurk mode!) ---------- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.02 Title: Apple Raisin Nut Kugel (klp) Categories: Passover, Desserts Yield: 15 servings 10 Sheets matzoh 1/2 c Matzoh meal 8 Eggs 1/2 c Sugar 1 c Raisins 1/2 c Brown sugar 4 Apples, large 1/4 c Sweet passover wine 3/4 c Walnuts, coarsely chopped 1 tb Butter or pareve margerine 1 ts Salt (or less to taste) 1 ts Vanilla extract (optional) 3/4 ts Cinnamon 1/2 c Apple sauce Presoak the raisins in the sweet wine. I placed the raisins and wine in a cup and microwaved them for about a minute. Lightly oil a large casserole dish. A dish 8x12x4 inches high should hold most of the mixture. Chop the apples very coarsely. I used granny smith apples which are very crisp and decided to slightly cook them in the microwave -- just enough to soften them. Allow them to cool. Soak the matzohs in warm water until they soften. If you oversoak, the matzohs will turn to mush. Set aside on paper towels (perhaps with newspaper beneath). Separate the eggs. Beat the yolks with the white sugar. Add the salt, cinnamon, raisins (drained of the wine), vanilla, half of the brown sugar, nuts, apples, and apple sauce. Mix well. Add the matzoh meal. Mix again. Crumble the matzohs into the mixture and mix lightly, trying not to turn the matzoh into mush (clumps of about 1 square inch are good). Beat the eggs whites until stiff. Fold them into the mixture, being careful to not deflate the whites. Gently spoon into the casserole pan. Sprinkle the brown sugar on the top. Add little dabs of butter or pareve margerine. Bake at 325 for 30 minutes, 375 for another 30, until browned. This is perfect for a dessert or entree. The amount of sugar could be increased or decreased slightly to suit your taste. Adapted from a recipe posted by Karen Selwyn <pkselwyn@erols.com> Previous version from "Saving Matzoh makes Passover More Special", Lorie Guttman, Tallahassee Democrat, 4/10/97 Original version "Knishes, Gefilte Fishes, and other Jewish Dishes". Temple Israel (city unknown).
