Lori's German Lasagna

Total Time: 2 hrs 45 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 4 1/3 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 4 eggs
• 2/3 cup water
• 1/3 cup olive oil
• flour (as needed)
• 3/4 cup butter
• 3/4 cup flour
• 2 teaspoons onion powder
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 2 teaspoons fresh cracked pepper
• 1 (12 ounce) can evaporated skim milk
• 2 1/2 cups homemade chicken stock (a must)
• 1 lb ham (chopped)
• 2 cups light ricotta cheese
• 3 eggs
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 (28 ounce) can sauerkraut (drained, rinsed well, may not need all!)
• 8 ounces monterey jack cheese (shredded)

Recipe

• 1 combine the flour and salt.
• 2 add eggs, water and oil. mix well to form a dough.
• 3 knead until smooth on a floured surface. wrap in plastic wrap. let stand 10 minutes.
• 4 divide dough into 15 equal pieces.
• 5 keeping others covered, roll out 1 with a pasta machine into a 15 x 3 inch strip, using flour if needed to prevent it from sticking/tearing.
• 6 hang on a rack. repeat with all.
• 7 heat oven 350.
• 8 heat butter in a saucepan.
• 9 add flour, onion powder, salt and pepper. cook 1 minute.
• 10 whisk in milk and stock. simmer until thickened.
• 11 stir in ham. remove from heat.
• 12 combine the ricotta, eggs and a pinch of salt.
• 13 spray a large baking pan. place a little of the sauce on the bottom.
• 14 using 3 noodles at a time, layer noodles, ricoota mix, sauerkraut and cheese.
• 15 repeat 3 times.
• 16 the last layer should only consist of noodles, sauce and cheese.
• 17 poke several toothpicks all over top (this will prevent foil from sticking to surface).
• 18 cover with foil. bake 30 minutes.
• 19 uncover. bake 30 more minutes.
• 20 let stand 10minutes before cutting.
• 21 yum!