Killer Kugel

Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 25
• 1/2 lb medium-width noodles
• 1 lb cream cheese
• 1/2 lb unsalted butter, 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, drained
• 4 ounces walnuts
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon

Recipe

• 1 cook noodles according to package directions, drain and place in a 4-quart bowl.
• 2 put cream cheese and ½ 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.
• 3 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.
• 4 remove from refrigerator about 1 hour before baking. preheat oven to 350 and bake mixture for 50 minutes.
• 5 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.