Cinnamon Scented Apple Noodle Kugel - egg noodles

Method

• Cook noodles in large pan of boiling, salted water, until barely tender, about 5 minutes.
• Drain.
• Rinse with cold water and drain well.
• Transfer to large bowl.
• Heat 2 tablespoons butter in large skillet.
• Add 1/2 of apples and saute over medium heat 5 minutes, turning once.
• Remove with slotted spoon.
• Add remaining apples to skillet and saute them.
• Return all apples to skillet.
• Sprinkle with 2 tbs.
• sugar and 1/2 tsp.
• cinnamon.
• Saute 1 minute, tossing apples.
• Transfer to separate bowl.
• Melt remaining 4 tablespoons butter in skillet over low heat.
• Add 3 tbs.
• melted butter to noodles and mix well.
• Stir in nuts raisins, lemon peel and salt.
• Whip egg whites to soft peaks.
• Beat in remaining 4 tbs.
• sugar and whip until whites are stiff but not dry.
• Stir yolks and vanilla into noodles.
• Stir in 1/4 of whites.
• Fold in remaining whites.
• Add 1/2 of noodle mixture to greased 13"x9"x2" baking dish.
• Top with sauteed apples in even layer.
• Top with remaining noodle mixture.
• Spread gently to cover apples.
• Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, then with remaining 1 tablespoon melted butter.
• Cover and bake 30 minutes at 350 deg.
• Uncover and bake until set, 20 minutes longer.
• Serve hot.