Mandel Bread Pesach Biscotti Recipes

PASSOVER MANDELBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a baking sheet.
• Stir matzo cake meal, sugar, potato starch, eggs, chocolate chips, walnuts, and lemon juice together to make a dough.
• Divide the dough into thirds. Shape each piece of dough into a log and place on the prepared baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until browned, about 30 minutes.
• Remove logs from oven and cut into slices.
• Arrange the slices on the baking sheet; sprinkle with cinnamon sugar.
• Return to oven and bake until the mandelbread are browned and crisp, about 10 more minutes. Turn the mandelbread after 5 minutes to crisp both sides.

PASSOVER MANDEL BREAD

Steps:

• 1. In a large mixing bowl combine oil and sugar and whisk well. Add eggs, whisking one at a time. 2. Sift almonds, potato starch and salt over the wet ingredients, mix well. Add chocolate chips and mix in. Refrigerate the batter for at least one hour or overnight. 3. Preheat oven 300℉, line baking sheet with parchment paper. On the prepared pan, shape dough with damp hands into a 9 1/2 x 3 inch rectangle. 5. Bake until lightly browned on the bottom, about 20 minutes. 6. Let cool slightly. With a serrated knife, cut into 1/8-1/4 inch slices. EnJOY as is for a soft, chewy traditional mandel bread or return to sheet pan and toast on each side until lightly browned, 5 to 7 minutes per side. 8. Cool completely on wire racks before serving.

MANDELBREAD

Steps:

• Beat eggs and 1 cup sugar together in mixer until blended, add salt and 1/4 cup oil and mix again until blended. Combine 1/4 cup flour and almonds, tossing until coated.
• Add rest of flour mixture to egg mixture alternately with the remaining 3/4 cups oil, beginning and ending with the dry ingredients. Stir in extracts and almonds until well blended.
• Divide into eight portions and shape each into portions of 8 x 3 inch log shaped portions on lightly greased cookie sheets.
• Bake in a preheated 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) oven for 25 minutes or until lightly browned.
• Cut each log diagonally into 1/2 inch slices and place slices on their sides. Bake again at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for about five minutes. Remove to wire racks and cool. May be sprinkled with sugar before baking.

PASSOVER BISCOTTI (AKA MOCK MANDEL BREAD)

Steps:

• Cream together sugar and margarine.
• Add eggs, one at a time, beating throughout.
• Mix together cake meal and potato starch (or don't bother), and add to wet stuff. Mix well.
• Mix in nuts and chips.
• Form 2 loaves (about 3" x 16") on cookie sheet (I line mine with parchment paper for ease of removal).
• Sprinkle with cinnamon sugar.
• Bake at 350F for 35-40 minutes.
• Remove from oven and slice horizontally, cutting about 3/4 of the way through the loaf.
• Return to oven for 5 minutes.

JEWISH CHOCOLATE CHIP MANDEL BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. In a large bowl, beat oil and 1/2 cup sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine flour, baking powder and salt; gradually beat into oil mixture. Stir in chocolate chips. Cover and refrigerate at least 2 hours. , Shape dough into a 12x3-in. rectangle on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 20-25 minutes. Cool on pan on a wire rack until firm, 10-12 minutes. , Transfer baked rectangle to a cutting board. Using a serrated knife, cut crosswise into 1-in. slices. Place on baking sheet, cut side down. Sprinkle with remaining 1 tablespoon sugar, Bake until golden brown, 4-5 minutes on each side. Remove from pan to a wire rack to cool completely. Store between pieces of waxed paper in an airtight container.