Rice Kugel (Reis-Kugel) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/3 cup raisins
2 apples
1 large egg
1 pinch salt
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 cup cooked short-grain white rice
6 tablespoons butter, room temperature
1 tablespoon apricot jam
2 tablespoons ground almonds
1 tablespoon granulated sugar

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350\u00b0F. Butter a deep baking dish; set aside.
Peel and shred apples. In a medium bowl, beat together egg, salt and 1/2 cup sugar. Stir in raisins, shredded apple, rice, 4 Tablespoons of the butter, jam and almonds.
Pour into buttered dish; dot with remaining 2 Tablespoons butter. Sprinkle with 1 Tablespoon sugar. Bake 40 minutes; serve hot.