Pastia - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 pound thin egg noodles, cooked
1/2 cup butter
1 1/2 cups white sugar
1 quart milk
1 pint heavy cream
1 ounce anise extract
3 tablespoons vanilla extract
12 eggs
8 ounces ricotta cheese

Preparation

Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
In large mixing bowl, combine noodles, butter, sugar, milk, cream, anise, vanilla, eggs and ricotta. Spoon into 9x13 inch baking dish and bake for 1 1/4 hours, until golden and knife inserted in center comes out clean. Cool and serve.