Sweet Matzo And Cottage Cheese Pudding Recipes

THE BEST PASSOVER SWEET MATZO KUGEL

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350ºF.
• Break the matzos into quarters and soak in hot water for 3-4 minutes.
• Beat the eggs and then mix in the oil, brown sugar, granulated white sugar, salt, cinnamon, lemon juice, and pineapple tidbits.
• Add the broken pieces of matzos and stir gently.
• In a separate dish, mix the cinnamon and sugar together. Sprinkle the Cinnamon Sugar topping over the top.
• Transfer to a pregreased 8x8 baking dish and bake for 30-35 minutes.
• Cool for 20 minutes before serving.

SWEET MATZO AND COTTAGE-CHEESE PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F.
• Soak matzos in cold water until slightly softened, 1 to 2 minutes. Drain on a rack.
• Stir together cottage cheese, eggs, 6 tablespoons sugar, cinnamon, pecans, and raisins.
• Coat bottom and sides of an 8-inch square baking dish or pan with half of butter. Put 1 matzo in dish and spread half of cottage-cheese mixture over it. Top with another matzo and remaining cottage cheese mixture. Top with remaining matzo, brush with remaining butter, and sprinkle with remaining tablespoon sugar.
• Bake pudding in middle of oven until golden, puffed, and set, about 1 hour. Cut into squares and serve warm.

APPLE-MATZOH KUGEL

Steps:

• 1. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
• 2. Toss the apples with the brown sugar and orange juice, set aside in a medium bowl.
• 3. Break the matzoh into 2- to 3-inch pieces and soak in 1 cup of warm water until soft but not mushy. Set aside.
• 4. While the matzoh soaks, beat the eggs with a wire whisk in a large bowl until blended. Add the salt, sugar, cinnamon, melted butter, raisins, and apricots.
• 5. Squeeze the liquid from the softened matzoh and add the matzoh to the egg mixture with the apples. Stir the kugel well and pour into a lightly greased 2 1/2-quart casserole dish or a 10x14-inch pan. Dot the top of the kugel with the 4 tablespoons of butter.
• 6. Bake the kugel for 1 hour. Cover the top with foil if the top begins to become too brown early in the baking. Remove the kugel from the oven and cool to room temperature.