Killer Kugel - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 lb medium-width noodles
1 lb cream cheese
1/2 lb unsalted butter, plus
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 1/3 cups sugar
1 pint sour cream
1 teaspoon vanilla
8 large eggs
1/2 cup crushed pineapple, drained
4 ounces walnuts
1 teaspoon cinnamon

Preparation

Cook noodles according to package directions, drain and place in a 4-quart bowl.
Put cream cheese and 1/2 pound butter in food processor; blend until smooth, scraping down sides. Add 1 cup sugar and process until well combined. Add sour cream, vanilla and eggs, and process until well mixed. Fold into bowl of noodles. Stir in pineapple.
Grease a 13-by-9-inch Pyrex dish with about 1 tablespoon butter and pour in the mixture; it will almost overflow. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.
Remove from refrigerator about 1 hour before baking. Preheat oven to 350 and bake mixture for 50 minutes.
Combine walnuts with remaining 1/3 cup sugar and cinnamon, and sprinkle on top of kugel. Dot with remaining 2 tablespoons butter and bake another 20 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature, cut into 25 pieces.