Like every year, Rosh HaShanah is quickly followed by Yom Kippur. In my family, the fast is always broken with some Cholesterol Death Kugel. It’s delicious but if you ate it regularly you are nearly guaranteed arterial blockage. We eat this kugel on Yom Kippur and on Shavuot. I also make this kugel when someone needs a clear indication that they are really beloved. This year, I decided to make the noodles from scratch. It’s a nice touch, entirely unnecessary. I like the physical effort that goes into making the noodles. I liked doing the chesbon nefesh soul math one needs to do this season of the year as I was working the dough. I used to approach noodle making with a certain amount of trepidation. I followed the recipe from Mark Ruhlman to the letter. this time, I poured a bunch of semolina flour in a bowl and added eggs until it felt right. I used to think that making noodles required specialized tools. Below, you see my tools; a bench scraper, a length of...
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