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Seder plate painted by my son and the dreaded Four Questions


Happy Pesach to those who celebrate!

MIL hosts the big family Seder. Each year she tries to cut the number of guests down, and each year last-minute invitees bring the number back up to around 30. MIL makes The Best Matzoh Ball Soup On The Planet. My assignment each year is to make the apple kugel. Here's the recipe for anyone who's interested:

Passover Apple Kugel:

4 green apples, peeled & sliced thin

8 eggs
8 matzohs
1-1/2 C. sugar
2 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. lemon zest
2 sticks butter or margarine

Grease an oblong baking pan, preheat oven to 450.

Beat eggs, add sugar, vanilla, butter, lemon zest (OK if the butter is chunky)

Run matzohs under water for a few seconds to soften.

Layer matzoh, apple, egg mixture, repeat until you run out, probably 2-3 layers of each

Bake 450 for 15 minutes

Cover, reduce to 350, bake another 40 minutes

(You can also add some golden raisins to the egg mixture if you like them.)

I should mention that this recipe is for feeding a larger crowd, and you can easily halve the ingredients and make in a 9x9 square baking pan.