Apple Recipe « Matzo Apple Kugel

Delicious Passover specialty that's easy and can be served with either meat or dairy dinners! Can also be made ahead and cooked later.

Ingredients

• 4 matzo crackers, crushed
• 3 eggs, beaten
• ¼ cup white sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt, divided
• ½ teaspoon lemon juice
• ⅓ cup applesauce
• 3 Granny Smith apples - cored, peeled and chopped
• ½ cup dried cranberries
• ¼ cup white sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Cooking Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Place the crumbled matzos in a medium bowl, and add enough water to cover. Let stand for 2 minutes, then drain off excess water. Do not squeeze.
2. To the bowl of matzo, add eggs, 1/4 cup sugar, salt, lemon juice and applesauce. Stir to combine. Mix in the apples and dried cranberries. Spread the mixture evenly into a 2 quart casserole dish. Mix together the remaining 1/4 cup of sugar, and cinnamon; sprinkle over the top.
3. Bake for 45 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the top is golden, and the apples are soft.

Nutrition Facts

• calories180.6
• carbohydrateContent38.7 g
• cholesterolContent69.8 mg
• fatContent1.9 g
• fiberContent1.6 g
• proteinContent4 g
• saturatedFatContent0.6 g
• sodiumContent317.7 mg
• sugarContent24.4 g