Bubbe's Luchen Kugel Recipe
Adapted from Bayla Scher
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After talking with us, Bayla Scher, a.k.a. Bubbe, gave us a recipe for her low-fat take on the traditional Jewish noodle kugel.
Game plan: This version is rated milchig and can be eaten with dairy meals only; it can be served warm, room temperature, or cold.
INGREDIENTS
- 8 ounces egg noodles (yolk-free noodles can be used)
- 8 ounces low-fat cottage cheese (1 cup)
- 8 ounces low-fat sour cream (1 cup)
- 4 tablespoons unsalted margarine (1/2 stick), melted
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt, plus more for cooking the pasta
- 1 1/2 cups skim milk
INSTRUCTIONS
- Heat the oven to 350°F and arrange a rack in the middle.
- Bring a large pot of heavily salted water to a boil over high heat. Add the noodles, stir, and cook until al dente or according to the package directions. Drain and set aside.
- Place the cottage cheese, sour cream, margarine, eggs, sugar, vanilla, and measured salt in a large bowl and whisk until evenly combined. Add the noodles and stir until incorporated. Pour the mixture into a 13-by-9-inch baking dish and spread into an even layer. Pour the milk all over the top of the noodle mixture.
- Bake until golden brown on top, about 1 hour.
My Moms Russian Lokshen Kugel
1 Lb 1/4 " noodles,cooked
2 Large onions,sauteed til medium brown in oil
2 eggs,beaten well
Salt
lots of pepper
Mix all ingredients in a greased baking dish. Bake in 325 degree oven til top begins to brown.Cool and slice
A search on Chow for "Passover" also turns up a challah recipe!?!? Listen, Chow, all Passover recipes are Jewish, but not all Jewish recipes are Passover.
Lokshen kugel for Pesach? <EM>Why must Chow do this with at least one recipe every year?</EM>
Noodles!! Not for Passover!!
Simihound - exactly! Whatever the merits of this recipe may be, it's obviously NOT suitable for Passover.
Noodles are not used for Passover.
aklein - There are many variations of luchen kugel and everyone is good. However if you are watching cholesterol and calories mine is a more healthier version. Without the sour cream and depending on how many eggs you use, etc. your version may be very healthy too.
Nice hearing from you,
Bubbe
www.feedmebubbe.com
my grandmother made a version of this without the sour cream but with raisins and sometimes a shot of cinnamon..
@happybellynh was very happy to hear that you were successful in making one of my recipes and will adjust the sugar to your taste the next time. Please check out my other videos and recipes I am sure you will find something that you will like as well.
Have a happy holiday,
Bubbe
www.feedmebubbe.com
Made this last night, my first attempt at noodle kugel, and it was totally great. Maybe a bit sweeter than we will do in the future, but my husband and I both loved it (it was his very first kugel ever). Will definitely enjoy it again!
Bubbe -
Thank you so much for a great recipe! I tried it yesterday and it's already almost all gone. I had another recipe that was much heavier and did not taste as good as leftovers. Yours is definitely going into it's place in my cookbook. :)
Gila,
If you look around you will see that it is just one of those words that can be spelled in many different ways using the English language however the pronunciation is the same.
- Bubbe
Eddy,
Yes you do cook the noodles first.
-Bubbe
I think you have a typo in the title - it's lukshen, or perhaps lukchen, but there's definitely a k sound at the end of the first syllable.
Yes, you definitely cook the noodles first, or at least you do in all the lukshen kugels I've ever made.
I saw a prepared kugel that was dairy with whole dried apricots in it. I didn't buy it, but it looked really nice.
do you cook the noodles first