A kugel is a noodle pudding, and I made this sweet one to help usher in the Jewish New Year. Made without any dairy, this kugel gets its sweetness from the honey added, and its nice crunchy/sweet topping, made from crushed oat bran flakes. Many kugels have raisins added to their batters, but this one has chopped and toasted pecans. It was really good, while it lasted. Enjoy!
Honey-apple kugel
Margarine (for the dish)
1 pound medium egg noodles
6 eggs, lightly beaten
2/3 cup honey
1/2 cup chopped and toasted pecans
2 apples, peeled, cored, grated
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 cup orange juice
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1 cup crushed oat bran flakes
2 tablespoons margarine, cut up
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9 x 13″ baking dish with margarine.
Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil; add the noodles and cook for about 8 minutes until JUST tender. Drain into a colander and then place noodles in a large bowl.
In another bowl, lightly beat the eggs; then stir in the honey, pecans, apples, cinnamon, and orange juice. Pour the honey-apple mixture over the noodles and toss gently. Transfer the mixture to the baking dish.
Sprinkle the top with brown sugar and bran flakes, than dot with the margarine. Bake for 1 hour (the top will be golden. Makes 10-12 servings.
Yum. I love kugel.
What a great looking kugel. Honey, apples, orange juice, pecans – great combo for a delicious result. I also really like that it’s not cream cheese or ricotta as the filler base. I would make this in a heartbeat. (as a test run of course ..he he)
I just popped this in the oven! Looking forward to trying it!