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[Faux pas]

1. Boil them to

al dente and good luck!

[Blues Heron]

2. Boil them

or at least rinse them to get rid of the loose starch on the outside. Otherwise the sauce can take on a kind of pasty quality in my opinion.

[randr]

3. There are two kinds of lasagna noodles

One you pre-cook and the other you can cook as you bake the dish.
Packages are clearly marked with instructions

[TEB]

9. Cool thanks I grabbed no boil noodles

[Arkansas Granny]

13. I have used the no boil noodles several times with good results.

Check your package instructions about how "juicy" your sauce should be. The noodles absorb quite a bit as they bake.

[Galileo126]

4. Yeah, better to cook them first

But, I love the edges that get crunchy after baking. Yum.

All the best on the lasagna!

[teezy]

5. Boil as the above person mentioned, unless they're instant noodles... in which case, put them in raw

But the box will say "INSTANT" if they are

Tip for the cake, if you don't already have icing on hand: take a litre of 25% whipping cream and beat with 1 pkg of dry vanilla pudding mix. And it will turn into a beautiful, light frosting that is not very sweet. And you can tint it as you would like. I have made many birthday cakes and people go nuts for this icing.

From one baker to another

[teezy]

6. Correction: 35% cream.

[TEB]

8. Hello

Thank you we have cake icing in can , I read your recipe to my son we just add dry vanilla to cream say in mixing bowl we're at the store as I send this

[teezy]

20. Correct, it's so easy!

One of my former bosses showed it to me and it's the only icing I ever use, unless I don't have cream. Just use either a stand mixer or a hand mixer and whisk. Gradually add the vanilla pudding powder as you're mixing, and when it's thick it will not only taste great, but will be fluffy and won't fall or melt when you put it on the cake.

Keep in mind for future cake decorating endeavours

[Yonnie3]

7. It depends

TJ bought some noodles that specifically say they don't need to be boiled.
The noodles I use get boiled first.

In each of the cases the noodle package said what to do with the noodles before baking.
Check the packaging.

Hopefully someone with more knowledge than me will come along.

[HoneyBadger]

10. I like the boil kind

As long as you can help with draining, the 12 year old should be fine. It is hard to mess up lasagna, basically a one pan meal after you have sorted out the noodle issue. Are you cooking the lasagna and the cake it the same oven at the same time, sounds like good experience.

[TEB]

11. Thank you all were in Checkout I may have ? Later

Ready to embark on are father son bonding lasagna and cake dinner.

[Afromania]

12. good luck

1. cook with a little salt and olive oil
2. strain them and rinse with cold water to stop cooking
3. lay them out on something because the tend to clump together in the strainer. (paper towels work best)
4. make lasagna

[Sedona]

14. Beat an egg into the ricotta

It keeps it from getting too "soupy".

Also be sure to let it rest for 15-20 minutes before slicing
into it. It will hold its shspe on the plate much better.

[irisblue]

15. I do what Sedona does with the egg in the ricotta.

Are you making veg or meat lasagna? And are you putting cheese on the top? I love lasagna.

[TEB]

17. Meat lasagna were left wing carnivores yes cheese on top

[dem in texas]

23. Yes, the ricotta must have eggs so that it thickens like a pudding when the lasagna is baked.

I haven't made lasagna in quite a few years, but when I did make it, I always made enough for two pans, one to eat that day and the other to freeze because it is a dish that freezes well. I have never used the no-boil noodles, always used the old fashioned kind.

I always made red, green and white lasagna, a white ricotta layer, a red tomato-meat layer and a green spinach-mushroom layer. Reading about it on this post makes me want to make some. I have ordered lasagna when eating in Italian restaurants and there is some sorry stuff out there.

[TEB]

16. We're home friends son and dad are starting

I'm actually letting MY SON take the lead I'm the kitchen assistant. I'm cool pulling KP my wife always says if you can read directions you can cook. I have cooked over years but this is are first lasagna, Here we go thank you all for help.

[irisblue]

18. Post pics of the results please

There isn't enough food porn in the C&B group IMHO.

[msdogi]

19. no boil noodles

These are much thinner and tender, also much easier to work with in assembling the lasagna

[matt819]

21. Don't buy or use no bake lasagna sheets

Buy the ones you have to boil.

Boil for the time on the package.

Drain into colander and toss with z bit of olive oil to keep from sticking.

Layer order:

sauce.
Lasagna. Don't worry if sheets overlap a bit
Cheese. I use only mozzarella you can add ricotta if you like
Sauce
Repeat until you reach the top of the pan. Finish top with mozzarella and Parmesan.
Bake at 350 for 45 minutes of until top layer browns.

Try not to use a watery sauce.

[Warpy]

24. I always cooked them first. You want them pliable enough to work with

but too chewy to eat comfortably. They will continue to cook and absorb liquid from the sauce and ricotta as they do. Not cooking them means uncooked noodles at the edges and dried out lasagna.