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Cut pieces of mandel bread on a piece of parchment paper

Passover Mandel Bread

Passover wouldn't be complete without a piece of mandel bread. The cakey cookie is similar to a biscotti and is perfect with a hot beverage.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Isreali

Ingredients
  

  • 16 tablespoon (2 sticks) butter
  • 2 cups granulated sugar
  • 6 large eggs
  • 1 tablespoon orange juice
  • ¾ cup potato starch
  • 2 ¼ cup cake meal
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 12 ounce package of chocolate chips
  • cinnamon and sugar for sprinkling

Method
 

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 and prepare a cookie sheet with parchment paper. Set to the side.
  2. Cream the butter with the egg until light and fluffy, about two minutes. Add in the eggs one at a time, followed by the orange juice. Scrape down the sides of the bowl as needed.
  3. In a medium-sized bowl, sift together the potato starch, cake meal, and salt.
  4. Add the dry ingredients to the butter mixture. Mix until fully combined. Add in chocolate chips. The batter will be very thick.
  5. Take the prepared cookie sheet and spoon the dough onto the sheet to form 2 3-inch loaves of the mandel bread batter. Sprinkle the cinnamon and sugar on top before placing in the oven. Bake for 35-45 minutes.
  6. When done, let the mandel bread fully cool on a cooling rack. When cooled, use a knife to cut the loaves into ½-inch pieces.