FRUIT AND NOODLE PUDDING

Noodles for dessert....why not? Ingredients....250gm of fettucine noodles, 1 large cooking apple , peeled and grated, 3/4 cup of soft brown sugar, 1 tsp of ground cinnamon, 1/2 tsp of ground nutmeg, 1/3 cup of raisins, 45gm of butter/ marg melted, 3 eggs separated. Preheat your oven to 180 deg C. Liberaaly well grease an ovenproof dish. Drop the noodles into a saucepan of boiling water that you have added a dsp of oil to. Stir gently and cook for until just tender. Drain in a colander and rinse with fresh water, drain again and turn into a large mixing bowl. Stir in the grated apple, sugar, spices, raisins and melted butter/ marg. Now add the lightly beaten egg yolks, stirring through the noodle mix. In a separate bowl, whisk the egg whites until stiff and fold through gently to fully incorporate. Place the mixture in the prepared ovenproof dish, cover with a sheet of baking paper and bake in the preheated oven for 45 minutes... Serve hot or cold .....it is delicious and filling.