Apple-Raisin Noodle Bake

Name: Apple-Raisin Noodle Bake
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 2 h
Yield: 8 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 lb wide egg noodles (must be egg noodles!); 2 teaspoons salt; 6 tablespoons butter or 6 tablespoons margarine; 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened; 1 cup white sugar (or to taste); 2 cups cottage cheese; 1 pint sour cream; 6 eggs, SEPARATED; 1 cup raisins; 3 teaspoons cinnamon; 1 1/2 cups apples, peeled, chopped (or sliced); 1/3 cup butter, softened (for topping); 1/4-1/3 cup dark brown sugar (for topping)

Submitted by Kittencalrecipezazz

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Ready In:: 2hrs
Ingredients:: 13
Serves:: 8

ingredients

1 lb wide egg noodles (must be egg noodles!)
2 teaspoons salt
6 tablespoons butter or 6 tablespoons margarine
2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
1 cup white sugar (or to taste)
2 cups cottage cheese
1 pint sour cream
6 eggs, SEPARATED
1 cup raisins
3 teaspoons cinnamon
1 ¹⁄₂ cups apples, peeled, chopped (or sliced)
¹⁄₃ cup butter, softened (for topping)
¹⁄₄ - ¹⁄₃ cup dark brown sugar (for topping)

directions

Set oven to 350 degrees F.
Butter a 13 x 9-inch baking dish.
Cook noodles with 2 teaspoons salt in boiling water; drain very well, and toss with 6 tablespoons butter in a large bowl while still warm.
In a mixer bowl, beat the cream cheese and 1 cup sugar (or to taste) until light.
Add in the cottage cheese and sour cream; mix well.
In a separate bowl, beat the egg yolks well; add to the cream mixture with the cinnamon; mix well.
Pour this mixture over the egg noodles in the bowl; mix to combine.
Mix in the chopped (or sliced) apples and raisins; mix well.
In a bowl beat the 6 egg whites until stiff; with a spatula, fold the egg whites into the noodle mixture.
Pour into prepared baking dish.
Bake for 45 minutes.
While casserole is baking: in a small bowl, mix together the 1/3 cup butter and 1/4-1/3 cup brown sugar.
After 45 minutes of baking, remove the casserole, and sprinkle the butter/brown sugar mix over top of casserole.
Return to oven and bake another 45 minutes (1-1/2 hours in all).