Passover Mandelbrot Recipes

PASSOVER MANDELBROT

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease a cookie sheet or line with a silicone baking sheet.
• Make the dough. Using an electric mixer, beat eggs on medium-low speed for 30 seconds. Add sugar and continue to beat until well combined, another 1 minute. Gradually pour in oil and vanilla extract, followed by the matzoh cake meal, potato starch, and salt. Mix until ingredients are combined and no dry matzoh meal remains. Stir in the chocolate chips, chopped nuts, or dried fruit.
• Rest the dough. Set aside for at least 30 minutes at room temperature, or refrigerate for up to 24 hours.
• Shape the loaves. With well-oiled hands (dough will be sticky), divide dough into 3 long oval loaves on the prepared cookie sheet.
• Bake the mandelbrot. Bake for 30 minutes. Remove from the oven and slice into 24 cookies, while still hot. (The dough will crumble while slicing if cooled.) Return the cookies to the oven for another 5 to 10 minutes, until starting to brown on top.
• Cool on a wire rack. If desired, dip the bottom in melted chocolate.

PASSOVER CHOCOLATE MANDELBROT (NO FLOUR, BETTER THAN BISCOTTI)

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.

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.