Passover Mandel Bread Recipe
Tips From Our Test Kitchen: Potato starch is gluten-free flour made from cooked, dried and ground potatoes. It is available in health food stores. Cake meal is matzoh bread that has been ground to a fine powder. It is available in health foods or in the baking section of major grocery stores.Ingredients
2 cups plus 3 tablespoons sugar
1 cup (2 sticks) margarine, softened
6 eggs
2¾ cups cake meal
¾ cup potato starch
1 cup chopped walnuts
6 ounces semisweet chocolate chips
¼ to ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
Instructions
1 cup (2 sticks) margarine, softened
6 eggs
2¾ cups cake meal
¾ cup potato starch
1 cup chopped walnuts
6 ounces semisweet chocolate chips
¼ to ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Combine 2 cups of the sugar and the margarine in a large bowl. Beat until creamy with a mixer at medium-high speed. Add the eggs, 1 at a time, and beat until well blended.
3. Sift the cake meal and potato starch into the egg mixture. Beat until well blended. Fold in the walnuts and chocolate chips.
4. Shape the mixture into 3 loaves, about 3 x 6 inches each, on a wax paper-lined baking sheet. Arrange the loaves about two inches apart on the baking sheet. The dough will be sticky.
5. Combine the remaining 3 tablespoons sugar and the cinnamon in a small bowl; mix well. Sprinkle the mixture evenly over the loaves.
6. Bake for 45 minutes, or until golden brown. Remove from the oven and slice immediately or let stand 10 minutes, then slice and cool completely. Serves 18.
2. Combine 2 cups of the sugar and the margarine in a large bowl. Beat until creamy with a mixer at medium-high speed. Add the eggs, 1 at a time, and beat until well blended.
3. Sift the cake meal and potato starch into the egg mixture. Beat until well blended. Fold in the walnuts and chocolate chips.
4. Shape the mixture into 3 loaves, about 3 x 6 inches each, on a wax paper-lined baking sheet. Arrange the loaves about two inches apart on the baking sheet. The dough will be sticky.
5. Combine the remaining 3 tablespoons sugar and the cinnamon in a small bowl; mix well. Sprinkle the mixture evenly over the loaves.
6. Bake for 45 minutes, or until golden brown. Remove from the oven and slice immediately or let stand 10 minutes, then slice and cool completely. Serves 18.
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