Passover Mandelbrot Recipes

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.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spread almonds onto a baking sheet and toast in preheated oven until fragrant, 6 to 8 minutes. Cool, then coarsely chop the almonds.
• Reduce oven temperature to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease a baking sheet.
• Combine butter, white sugar, brown sugar, vanilla extract, almond extract, lemon zest, and orange zest in a large bowl. Beat at medium speed with an electric mixer until well blended. Beat in eggs one at a time.
• Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt. Add to butter-egg mixture and mix on low speed just until blended. Stir in chopped almonds.
• Divide dough in half. Grease hands to prevent sticking. On prepared baking sheet, shape each half into a flattened log, about 9 inches long, 2 1/2 inches wide, and 1 inch tall.
• Bake in preheated oven until light brown, about 25 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to cool 5 minutes. Slice logs diagonally into 1/2-inch-thick slices. Arrange slices flat on baking sheet. Bake until bottoms are lightly browned, about 10 minutes. Flip cookies and bake until other sides are lightly browned, about 10 minutes more.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease baking sheets or line with parchment paper.
• In a large bowl, beat sugar and butter until light and fluffy. Mix in the eggs one at a time. Sift together the matzo cake meal, salt and potato starch. Stir into the batter just until blended. Gently mix in the walnuts and chocolate chips. Chill the dough briefly so it will be easy to handle.
• Divide the dough into halves and form each half into a 5 inch wide loaf that is about 1 inch thick. Sprinkle cinnamon sugar over the top.
• Bake for 45 minutes in the preheated oven. Cool, then slice into 1 inch slices to serve.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Grease a large cookie sheet.
• In a large bowl, cream together the 2 cups sugar and margarine until smooth.
• Beat in eggs one at a time, mixing well after each one.
• Combine the cake meal, potato starch and salt; stir into the creamed mixture.
• Mix in walnuts and chocolate chips. The mixture will be heavy, don't worry.
• Form into 2-3 long oval loaves (not high!). Place onto the prepared baking sheet (they don't spread too much) lined with parchment paper to prevent sticking. You can use 3 disposable aluminum pans, approximately 5 x 12 by 1 inch high, also lined - and you get a very uniform product.
• Sprinkle the top with half the mixture of 4 teaspoons sugar and cinnamon.
• Check after 30-35 minutes. If lightly browned, remove from oven and let cool till warm (about 15-20 minutes). Change oven temperature to 250 degrees F.
• Slice into 1/2 inch slices.
• Sprinkle with remaining cinnamon sugar and lay pieces on sides.
• Bake for about 5-10 minutes on each side.
• IMPORTANT NOTE: Some people may find that they prefer this baked a little longer. Adjust cooking time to your personal taste.
• Cool completely.