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North Shore Chicago Hadassah's Lick-Your-Fingers Kugel

This is definitely American — with dark brown sugar and pecans! Your guests will love it.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Yield: 10 to 12 servings (D) or (P)

Ingredients

1

1/2 sticks (3/4 cup) salted butter or margarine

3

/4 cup dark brown sugar

1

cup pecans, halved

1

pound wide noodles

4

large eggs

1

teaspoon cinnamon

1

/2 cup sugar

2

teaspoons salt

Need to make a substitution?

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    1. Melt half the butter in a 12-cup mold or tube pan. Swirl it around the bottom and up the sides.

    Step 2

    2. Press the brown sugar into the bottom and press the pecans into the sugar.

    Step 3

    3. Boil the noodles according to the package directions and then drain. Mix with the eggs, the remaining butter, melted, cinnamon, sugar, and salt and pour into the mold.

    Step 4

    4. Bake in a preheated 350-degree oven for 1 hour and 15 minutes or until the top is brown. Let sit for 15 minutes before unmolding. The top will become slightly hard like a praline. Serve cold or at room temperature.

Reprinted with permission from Jewish Cooking in America by Joan Nathan. © 1998 Knopf