Not Your Bubbies Mandel Bread Recipes

MANDEL BREAD FROM BUBBIE RUTH

Steps:

• 1. Mix together oil and sugar until combined, and then add eggs one at a time. After the eggs are combined, add vanilla. Sift together all the dry ingredients and add them slowly to the sugar/egg mixture. 2. Once the dough is smooth and sticky, pour the chocolate chips and mix. Put the dough in the refrigerator for a few hours (at least 2) or overnight. 3. Preheat oven to 350℉. 4. Oil your hands, and form 4-5 rows with the dough onto an ungreased baking sheet. Bake for 25 minutes, remove and lower oven temp to 250℉. 5. Meanwhile, combine cinnamon and sugar together in a flat dish. 6. Slice the mandel bread into biscotti-sized pieces and carefully roll each one into the cinnamon/sugar mixture. 7. Put the pieces back on the cookie sheet and bake for another 15 minutes at 250℉. I prefer softer mandel bread, so I bake for about 10 minutes. If the slices are big or wide, you might need longer than 15 minutes. Keep an eye on it because if it over bakes, it dries out quickly.

NOT YOUR BUBBIE'S MANDEL BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350. Line a half sheet pan (or large cookie sheet) with parchment paper.
• In a mixer, cream together butter and sugar until fluffy.
• Add eggs one at a time making sure they get incorporated well.
• Add vanilla and continue to cream.
• Stop the mixer and scrape down the sides.
• Add 1 cup of the flour along with the baking powder and salt (here is where you would add chili powder if you want a kick). Continue to mix.
• Add the remaining 2 cups of flour one at a time to keep the batter light.
• Finally, add the chocolate chips.
• Mix until just combined.
• Dust your work space with flour and divide dough into 3 equal size balls.
• One at a time, roll the balls into long loaves and place onto cookie sheet.
• Slightly flatten each loaf until it is the desired shape of the cookies you'd like.
• Dust each loaf with cinnamon sugar and bake for 20 minutes.
• At the end of 20 minutes, take them from the oven and slice each loaf into 1/2" pieces.
• Lie them on their side back on the cookie sheet.
• Dust again with cinnamon sugar and put them back in the oven until lightly crisp (about 6-7 minutes).
• Cool slightly. Enjoy with coffee, tea, milk, or whatever you like.

NUTTY MANDEL BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Generously grease a 10 1/2 x 15 1/2-inch baking pan.
• Cream sugar and eggs together using a stand mixer (such as KitchenAid®) fitted with the beater hook. Mix in oil, vanilla extract, baking powder, anise, and salt. Change to the dough hook and beat in flour, pecans, almonds, and walnuts. Spread batter into the prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool, about 5 minutes. Leave oven on.
• Cut into 4x12 rows and turn pieces on their unbaked sides. Return to the oven and continue to bake until brown, 10 to 15 minutes. Flip and bake until the other sides are crisp, 10 to 15 minutes more. Let cool in the pan before serving.

GRANDMA MILDRED'S MANDEL BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Cover 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Combine 2 teaspoons white sugar with cinnamon in a small bowl; set aside.
• Combine 1 cup sugar, oil, eggs, and vanilla extract in another bowl. Mix in flour and baking powder.
• Roll dough out into 3 equal-sized logs, about 2 inches wide. Place on one of the prepared baking sheets.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes. Remove from the oven. Slice each log into 1/2-inch slices. Place slices on their sides on both prepared baking sheets. Return to the oven and continue to bake until lightly browned, about 10 minutes.

MANDEL BREAD (TRADITIONAL JEWISH HOLIDAY COOKIE)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350° degrees F.
• Beat eggs, add sugar and oil and mix well.
• Add remaining ingredients and mix well.
• Refrigerate dough for several hours or overnight.
• On heavily floured surface, shape into 3 narrow loaves.
• Bake on floured sheet for 20- 25 minutes.
• Slice diagonally while hot.
• Place slices on greased and floured sheet and toast for 2 minutes per side at 450°F.