Pumpkin Carrot Pudding Kugel Recipes

PUMPKIN CARROT PUDDING (KUGEL)

Steps:

• Steam carrots until tender, I use the microwave.
• Preheat oven to 400f.
• Spray a 10x13" baking dish with cooking spray.
• In a large bowl add cooked carrots and mash.
• Add canned pumpkin, cinnamon, cardamom, nutmeg, ginger, vanilla, honey and butter.
• Taste and if you want it sweeter add brown sugar.
• Add eggs and coconut milk, mix well.
• Bake for 1- 11/2 hrs depending at your oven, pudding should be set.

CARROT PLUM PUDDING WITH HARD SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine all dry ingredients in bowl.
• Toss raisins and walnuts into flour mixture.
• Break eggs into a large bowl.
• Beat well.
• Gradually add melted butter, continueing to beat.
• Stir in flour mixture, grated carrots, and grated potatoes.
• Pour into well greased 6 cup pudding mold or large heat-proof bowl.
• Cover tightly with a double layer of foil, securing with a string.
• Place on wire rack in the bottom of a deep pot or canning kettle.
• Add boiling water to the pot until it reaches half way up the side of the mold.
• Steam over low heat for 2 to 2 1/2 hours, until tester inserted into pudding comes out clean and top of pudding is firm to the touch.
• Check water level in pot occasionally, adding more boiling water if needed.
• Remove foil from mold.
• Let pudding rest in pan for 10 minutes before turning out onto a wire rack.
• When completely cool, wrap in foil and store in refrigerator for up to 2 weeks or in freezer.
• If frozen, let thaw before heating.
• To reheat, return pudding to mold, cover and steam for about 1 hour or until heated through.
• Serve warm with hard sauce.
• For hard sauce:.
• Thoroughly Cream butter and sifted confectioners sugar together.
• Add 1-2 teaspoons vanilla (or rum or brandy) and beat well.
• Spread in 8x8" pan and place in refrigerator to harden.
• Cut into small squares to serve on warm slices of the pudding.
• The hard sauce could also be chilled in individual butter molds; or a bowl to be spooned onto the pudding in lumps.
• Note: For a dramatic entrance, just before serving, I soak a few sugar cubes in almond extract. Then I place them together on top the pudding, light them with a match, turn out all the lights, and deliver the flaming pudding to the table (usually accompanied by a Happy Birthday song to Jesus).

HARVEST NOODLE PUDDING - FRUIT KUGEL

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Grease an 8x8-inch baking dish with melted butter.
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook egg noodles in the boiling water, stirring occasionally until cooked through but firm to the bite, about 5 minutes. Drain.
• Mix the apple and pear with lemon juice in a bowl; set aside.
• Beat milk, eggs, applesauce, white sugar, light brown sugar, vanilla extract, cinnamon, salt, and nutmeg in a large bowl until just combined.
• Stir cranberries, egg noodles, and apple mixture into the egg mixture; pour in prepared baking dish and cover baking dish with aluminum foil.
• Bake noodle pudding in preheated oven until set, 35 to 45 minutes.
• Remove foil and return pudding to oven to bake until browned, about 10 minutes more; cool to room temperature or serve chilled.

GRANDMA'S NOODLE PUDDING (KUGEL)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 2-quart casserole dish.
• Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rolling boil. Stir in the egg noodles, and return to a boil. Cook uncovered, stirring occasionally, until the noodles have cooked through, but are still firm to the bite, about 5 minutes. Drain well. Place cooked noodles into a mixing bowl.
• With an electric mixer, beat egg whites in a bowl until they form stiff peaks; set egg whites aside. Whisk the egg yolks together in a bowl until smooth, and mix in the sugar until well combined. Pour egg yolk mixture over the noodles, and mix in the cinnamon, apples, raisins, and almonds. Gently fold in the beaten egg whites, trying to keep as much volume as possible. Pour the kugel into the prepared baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the kugel is browned and the center is set, about 30 minutes.