Best Apple Cherry Matzo Kugel Cups Recipes

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.

APPLE MATZO KUGEL

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Place matzo farfel and water in large bowl; let stand 15 min. or until softened.
• Add eggs, apples, pineapple and walnuts; stir until well blended. Spoon into greased 13x9-inch baking dish; sprinkle evenly with cinnamon.
• Bake 1 hour or until top is browned and edges are crisp. Cool 10 min. before cutting into 12 squares to serve.

APPLE-CHERRY MATZO KUGEL CUPS

Steps:

• Add hot water to matzo in medium bowl; stir. Let stand 15 min.
• Heat oven to 350°F. Beat 4 oz. cream cheese, eggs, sugar and cinnamon in large bowl with mixer until blended. Drain matzo; squeeze out excess water. Add matzo to cream cheese mixture; mix well. Stir in fruit.
• Spoon half the batter into 12 muffin pan cups sprayed with cooking spray. Cut remaining cream cheese into 12 pieces. Place 1 cream cheese piece in center of batter in each muffin cup; cover with remaining batter.
• Bake 20 to 25 min. or until edges are crisp and tops are lightly browned. Cool 15 min. before removing from pan to serve.

MATZO FARFEL KUGEL

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Generously grease a 9-inch square baking pan.
• Melt shortening in a skillet over medium heat. Add onions and celery and saute until soft, about 5 minutes. Add matzo farfel and toast lightly, about 2 minutes.
• Whisk water, chicken broth, eggs, paprika, salt, and pepper together in a bowl. Add to the matzo mixture and stir until well combined. Transfer to the prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until brown and firm, 35 to 45 minutes.

KUGEL (APPLE-CHERRY SUPREME)

Steps:

• Peel& core the apples.
• Cut the apples into quarters& then slice them into 1/4" slices& set aside.
• Cook the noodles in the milk, cream, wine& a 1/2 cup of the sugar until very soft (about 20 minutes).
• In a bowl, mix the eggs, egg yolks, sour cream& the remaining 1/4 cup of sugar together.
• After the noodles are slightly cooled& not piping hot, mix the egg mixture into the noodles with the heat off.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• In another bowl, whisk together the cornstarch, rum, vanilla& apple juice concentrate.
• In a sautè pan, melt the butter over high heat.
• When melted, reduce to medium heat.
• Add the brown sugar& then the apples.
• Arrange the apple slices so that they are not on top of each other& they are flat.
• Sautè for 1 minute& then add the rum& apple juice mixture.
• Cook until somewhat thickened& then stir in the cherries.
• In a 2 1/2 quart buttered (or sprayed with Pam) casserole, alternate the noodle mixture& the fruit mixture in 5 layers (3 noodle& 2 fruit) beginning& ending with noodle layers.
• Bake uncovered until the top begins to get brown, about 35 to 45 minutes.
• Serve topped with sour cream.