Here’s the recipe for Rakott Tészta 🇭🇺 — a comforting Hungarian layered baked noodle dessert with cottage cheese, sour cream, and sometimes raisins, sweetened with sugar and baked until golden. It’s like a cross between kugel and dessert lasagna.
🍯 Rakott Tészta – Hungarian Baked Dessert Noodles
Ingredients (Serves 6–8)
- 12 oz (340 g) egg noodles (wide or medium)
- 1 lb (450 g) cottage cheese (or farmer’s cheese / túró for authentic taste)
- 1 cup (240 ml) sour cream
- ½ cup (100 g) granulated sugar
- 3 large eggs
- ½ cup (75 g) raisins (optional)
- Zest of 1 lemon (optional, for freshness)
- Pinch of salt
- 2–3 tbsp butter (melted)
- Powdered sugar, for serving