KILLER KUGEL FOR A GROUP

By BobD

Ingredients

• 25 SERVINGS
• 1/2 pound medium-width noodles
• 1 pound cream cheese
• 1/2 pound plus 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1 1/3 cups sugar
• 1 pint sour cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 8 large eggs
• 1/2 cup crushed pineapple, canned or fresh, drained
• 4 ounces walnuts
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon.

Details

Servings 25

Preparation

Step 1

Cook noodles according to package directions, drain and place in a 4-quart bowl.

Put cream cheese and pound butter in food processor; blend until smooth, scraping down sides.

Add 1 cup sugar and process until well combined.

Add sour cream, vanilla and eggs, and process until well mixed.

Fold into bowl of noodles. Stir in pineapple.

Grease a 13-by-9-inch Pyrex dish with about 1 tablespoon butter and pour in the mixture; it will almost overflow. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.

Remove from refrigerator about 1 hour before baking.

Preheat oven to 350 and bake mixture for 50 minutes.

Combine walnuts with remaining 1/3 cup sugar and cinnamon, and sprinkle on top of kugel.

Dot with remaining 2 tablespoons butter and bake another 20 minutes.

Serve warm or at room temperature, cut into 25 pieces.