Noodle Kugel

Noodle Kugel

INGREDIENTS
1 pkg uncooked egg noodles (I like the 1 lb bag from Alberto's)
2 Tbsp butter
2 cups sour cream
2 cups cottage cheese, small curd
4 eggs, lightly beaten
1 cup milk
1/2 cup sugar
2 tsp lemon extract (or rum extract)
1 tsp vanilla extract
cinnamon & sugar mixture for sprinkling (about 3 Tbsp Sugar, 2 tsp cinnamon)

DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 350
Cook noodles according to directions on bag
Place 2 Tbsp butter in 13x9 baking dish and place in oven to melt, use to grease casserole dish
Mix remaining ingredients (except cinnamon & sugar for sprinkling) in large mixing bowl
Mix in noodles and pour into casserole dish
Sprinkle with Cinnamon & Sugar
Cook for 75 minutes at 350

Hard Candy

I made a couple of batches of hard candy this weekend, both Cherry and Peppermint. I'll make one more batch of Rum candies this week. So easy! I used red food coloring for Cherry, blue for Peppermint and I'll leave the rum natural. I was inspired to try this by Angelena at Little Mountain House. I reduced it a bit since I was making a few flavors.

Hard Candy

INGREDIENTS
3/4 cup light corn syrup
1 1/2 cups sugar
3/4 tsp candy oil flavoring
2-3 drops food coloring
Glass of hot water
1/2 cup Powdered Sugar (Optional)

DIRECTIONS
Grease a jelly roll sheet with butter
Mix sugar and corn syrup in microwave safe glass bowl
Use pastry brush dipped in hot water to push sugar up the side of the bowl down into the mixture
Microwave on high for 3 minutes
Stir until sugar is combined
Cover with plastic wrap
Microwave on high for 3 minutes
Stir until sugar is combined
Cover with a new sheet of plastic wrap
Microwave on high for 3 minutes
Stir in oil flavoring and food coloring
Pour into jelly roll sheet
Dust with thin layer of powdered sugar (optional)
Let set 10 minutes
Score (cut into pieces, to get lines into candy)
Chill in refrigerator for 30 minutes
Remove from jelly roll pan
Cover both sides completely with plastic wrap, smack on countertop
It should break mainly along the scored lines
Place in ziploc and store in cool, dry place

Salted Chocolate

Quick and easy and so tasty. I love the sweet and salty combination.

Salted Chocolate

INGREDIENTS
16 oz Semisweet chocolate, chopped
Sea Salt
1 cup Pecans, toasted

DIRECTIONS
Put a layer of wax paper or parchment paper on a jelly roll pan
Spread chocolate out evenly across wax paper
Put in oven at 325 for about 5 minutes, watch it, it will melt quickly
Check it every 30 seconds, when the chocolate is spreadable remove it from the oven and spread it evenly
Sprinkle sea salt across the entire layer of chocolate
Sprinkle top with toasted pecans
Gently press pecans into the chocolate
Cool in refrigerator uncovered for 20 minutes
Break up and store in cool dark dry place