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Butternut kugel

2 hours

Butternut kugel

Serves 10 to 12

Difficulty Easy

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cooking Time 2 hours

Ingredients

1.5 kg butternut, cubed
2 t vegetable oil
sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
4 T matzah cake flour
4 T potato flour
70 g sugar
2 t Pesachdik baking powder
1 t salt
4 T oil
3 large free-range eggs
1 cup Orly whip or non-dairy creamer

For the topping:

1 T brown sugar
½ t ground cinnamon
1 T pecans, chopped
1 t orange peel

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C. Toss the butternut in the oil and season. Roast until soft. Alternatively, microwave until soft. Allow to cool.

2. Place all the ingredients into a food processor and mix well.

3. Pour the mixture into a greased 16x25cm ovenproof dish, then sprinkle over the topping. Bake for 1 hour or until set.

Cook’s notes: I roast the butternut to get the best flavours but you can cook your butternut in the microwave. It is ideal as a side dish for meat or chicken. This can be made a day in advance and heated, and it freezes well once baked. Kugels are dense, deliciously carb-laden casseroles that come in many varieties, savoury and sweet. They can be noodle, potato, or even matzo-based, depending on your family’s traditions and when they are served. Kugel is a traditional Ashkenazi Jewish dish, often served on Shabbos and Jewish holidays. In keeping with current eating trends, this one has been given a modern twist and is essentially a South African version of a pumpkin pie – just made with butternut, which is easier to use than pumpkin, always available and affordable.

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Photographer: Jan Ras
Production: Bianca Strydom
Food assistant: Raymand Buitendag

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