Comments on: Breaking News: The Matzo Kugel Recipe

By: maya

maya — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 14:42:45 +0000

PS. What’s up with only using half the butter? What would Julia Child think?

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By: maya

maya — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 14:41:37 +0000

This sounds delicious! I am making it this weekend!
My family were the weird Jews who didn’t make stuff sweet-I can never remember if that’s sephardic or ashkenazi. Anyway, I think the sweetness factor here might even tempt my kids. I can’t wait.

Did somebody say Matzo Toffee?

By: amysilverman

amysilverman — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 13:15:15 +0000

hahahahahaha! I can’t wait to hear how your matzo kugel turns out. You might want to consider making matzo toffee instead — i’ll put that recipe up later. hard to screw up anything with chocolate chips in it. the whole getting the matzo wet thing does make me nervous — you’re right, it’s those hard crackers (you should be able to get them at most grocery stores) but it WILL probably fall apart, at least somewhat. i’ll know more tomorrow when i attempt it! i don’t think you’re supposed to really let it soak, but it’s been so long i’m not sure….. and of course i have major gourmands coming to my seder. OY!

By: Robert Polk

Robert Polk — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 00:51:35 +0000

My scratch falafel was awfel. I don’t want to wreck this recipe, too.

I’m gonna try to make this stuff. The recipe sounds apple pie-ish [plus DARK raisins (is there any other kind?) ], without the artery clogging shortening crust, which I never eat. Yeah, I eat only the fruit of pies and cobbler. What a wierdo. But I digress.

Please forgive, but this matzo concept is new to this recovering WASP. I assume matzo is those big, flat, dry, cracker-like, unleavened bread things.

Please describe the the wetting process. And define “break into small pieces.” What small? Quarter sized? (Bite sized?)

Evidently wet matzo is reasonably tough, at least enough to withstand squeezing to wring out excess water? Promise me it won’t become a gloppy mess if the wet bread doesn’t keep structural integrity.