Autumn Recipes: N is for Noodles

by Michele Cheplic | More from this Blogger

22 Sep 2008 10:45 AM

I grew up in Hawaii where the only apples we picked were pineapples. I'm kidding. In all seriousness, I never had the pleasure of spending brisk fall days picking apples from actual trees until I moved to Wisconsin for college. If I hadn't attended college in the Midwest I would have never met my college sweetheart and thus never obtained his mother's recipe for Apple Noodle Casserole.

Had you asked me 20 years ago if I would have ever considered combining apples with noodles I would have probably made a face similar to the one my 4-year-old displays when I put a plate of broccoli in front of her. But after trying some of the hearty casserole that features egg noodles, seasonally spectacular Macintosh apples and a host of seasonings I have to say Mrs. S had me at the first bite.

I've listed her extremely simple recipe below along with the recipe for a tasty Applesauce Noodle Kugel. For those of you who are not familiar with kugel, it is simply a baked pudding of noodles or potatoes, eggs, and seasonings, which is traditionally eaten by Jews on the Sabbath. It also makes for a warm and inviting dish to serve on a chilly fall day.

APPLE NOODLE CASSEROLE

Ingredients:

1/2 cup butter - melted

1 pound package of egg noodles - prepare as directed

4 large Macintosh apples - peeled, cored, chopped

4 eggs - beaten

1 cup packed brown sugar

1 cup golden raisins

1 tablespoon lemon juice

2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

1 dash grated nutmeg

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

Pour melted butter into a 9" X 13" X 2" baking dish and coat bottom of dish.

Combine remaining ingredients and pour into baking dish.

Bake in oven for 45 minutes.

APPLESAUCE NOODLE KUGEL

Ingredients:

1 pound bag wide egg noodles - prepare as directed

6 eggs

1 cup granulated sugar

1 cup butter - melted

1 cup applesauce

1/2 cup sour cream

1/4 cup raisins

1 teaspoon lemon juice

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/4 cup graham cracker crumbs

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Combine all ingredients, except graham cracker crumbs and cinnamon. Mix well.

Spread graham cracker crumbs evenly on the bottom of a greased 13" X 9" X 2" baking dish.

Pour noodle mixture over crumbs and sprinkle top with cinnamon.

Bake in oven for 45-60 minutes, or until set. (Cover with aluminum foil if top begins to brown too quickly.)

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Michele Cheplic was born and raised in Hilo, Hawaii, but now lives in Wisconsin. Michele graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a degree in Journalism.

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