Recipe - Deluxe Fruit Kugel

One half pound Mediumwide noodles
1 pound Cream cheese
One half pound Plus 2 tablespoons butter
divided use
1 pt Sour cream
1 teaspoon Sour cream
1 teaspoon Vanilla
1 1/3 cup Sugar (divided use)
8 Eggs
1 cn (11 oz.) mandarin oranges,
drained
1 cn (8 oz.) crushed pineapple
4 ounce Walnuts
1 teaspoon Cinnamon

Cook noodles according to package directions. Drain and place in a 4 quart
bowl.

Add the cream cheese, One half pound butter and half the sour cream to the food
processor work bowl; blend until smooth. Scrape down sides or work bowl.
Add the remaining sour cream, vanilla, 1 cup sugar and eggs; process until
combined. Gently combine with the noodles.

Stir the fruits in by hand and then pour mixture into a buttered 9 by 13
inch Pyrex dish. The mixture will almost overflow. Cover with plastic wrap
and refrigerate overnight.

When ready to bake, place in a preheated 350 degree oven for 50 minutes.

Combine the walnuts with 1/3 cup sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle mixture on
top of the kugel. Dot with 2 tablespoons butter and bake for 20 minutes
more. Serve warm or at room temperature.

Assorted recipes from the Detroit News, entered by Diane Pahl

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