HOUSE OF LITHUANIA

Kugelis - Potato Pudding Casserole

   (yields: 16 servings)

Ingredients:

   5lbs. Potatoes, peeled and grated (or grind in a food processor)

   1 lb. Bacon, fried and crumbled (reserve about 1/4 cup of drippings)

   1 Med/Large onion

   5 Eggs, beaten

   5 oz Carnation Evaporated Milk

   Salt and Pepper to taste


Preparation:

Pre-heat oven to 425 . Peel and grate potatoes.
Cut bacon into narrow crosswise strips. Fry bacon until almost done.
Add chopped onion and fry until bacon is crisp and onion is transparent.
Warm evaporated milk until just above room temperature
(about 20 seconds in microwave on 20 power).

Add ingredients to grated potatoes in the following order:
    bacon and onion mixture, including grease;
    eggs; carnation milk; salt and pepper.

   Mix well after each addition.

Pour mixture into a 9 x 12 x 2 glass baking pan that
has been sprayed with cooking spray.
Bake at 425 for 45 mins.
Reduce heat to 325 and bake for another 45 mins.

Serve with sour cream or just plain.

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