Dolce di Tagliatelle

Although Jews think of noodle pudding as kugel, an Ashkenazic sweet, this is an inevitable dessert for Italian Jews, who have leftover noodles to spare. The name tagliatelle is used in the region of Emilia-Romagna, and it is a synonym for what is called fettuccine elsewhere. This recipe was inspired by La cucina nella tradizione ebraica and is usually served at Sukkot. The apples add moisture and the pudding puffs up nicely, but, to my palate, it is a bit dry in