Mother’s Noodle Pudding

Why I Love This Recipe
Photograph of Zelma Levin around age 14 (the year she quit high school to work during the day). Photograph courtesy of Ellen Wickberg.
Kosher (dairy).
Ingredients You'll Need
8 oz pkg noodles
2 T melted butter
1/2 C sugar
1/2 lb pot cheese
1 C sour cream
4 egg yolks
1/2 tsp salt
4 egg whites
1-1/2 tsp vanilla
Directions
Parboil noodles
Beat egg yolks
Cream butter and sugar.
Add pot cheese, sour cream and vanilla to beaten egg yolks.
Blend parboiled noodles.
Stiffly beat egg whites
Fold beaten egg whites into mixture
Bake at 300 degrees for 1 hour.