The recipe for The World’s Best Passover Chocolate Chip Mandel Bread has been requested by everyone who has ever tried it! Mandel bread is a traditional Jewish cookie, related historically to the Italian biscotti. Like biscotti, mandel bread (also known as mandelbrot or kamishbrot) is baked in a loaf shape, then sliced and often baked again for crunchiness. This recipe for The World’s Best Passover Chocolate Chip Mandel Bread replaces the usual all-purpose flour with cake meal (flour made with very finely ground matzoh) and potato starch. They are baked only once to create a melt-in-your-mouth chocolate chip cookie that is more than slightly addicting!
Many years ago, there were newspapers. They were made of paper and ink. Newspapers could be delivered to your home or purchased from a drugstore or a metal newspaper box on street corners. When you held a newspaper, the ink would sometimes rub off on your fingers. When you went off to college, your mother or grandmother would clip articles of interest out of the newspaper and mail the article to you. In an envelope. From the post office. The newspaper was the main source of all kinds of information. Besides the obvious reporting of news, the classified section was the go-to source for job searches and real estate. The weekly food section, shared recipes that became family favorites. The recipes were cut-out and stored safely in a recipe box, where those yellowing bits of newsprint became treasured inheritances passed from generation to generation.
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Of course, there are still some newspapers. We get three delivered to our house daily. My kids grew up watching their parents read newspapers, but today they both get their information from the computer. I used to clip articles for my son when he went off to college, but he told me to stop. He could find the same article on the internet. However, a newspaper often shares information you might not have considered googling.
Mandel Bread (passover And Regular Recipe)
In those days gone by, there were not only city newspapers, but weekly free local papers as well. In the food section of our local paper, the now defunct St. Louis West County Journal, I found this recipe for The World’s Best Passover Chocolate Chip Mandel Bread. I never would have searched the internet for a mandel bread recipe (Passover or not) because my previous exposure to mandel bread was my grandmother’s nut filled cookies that I stayed as far away from as possible. The word mandel is the German and Yiddish word for almond. However, The World’s Best Passover Chocolate Chip Mandel Bread has no nuts! Instead it’s pure melt-in-your-mouth cookie and lots of chocolate chips. While other Jewish kids were complaining about the lack of good cookies during Passover, my kids were happily munching on The World’s Best Passover Chocolate Chip Mandel Bread, wishing that I would bake it more than once a year!
I haven’t tried to adapt this recipe using non-Passover ingredients. Though I have seen many recipes for non-Passover mandel bread that use all-purpose flour, the texture is going to be more like a crunchy biscotti. My one attempt to create a gluten free version of this mandel bread using almond flour, didn’t turn out as planned. The dough sort of melted in the oven, resulting in a tray filled with Chocolate Chip Almond Cookie Squares, a new Passover favorite!
The World’s Best Passover Chocolate Chip Mandel Bread is guaranteed to be a hit at your seder table and throughout Passover. The relatively dry texture of mandel bread keeps the cookies tasting delicious for at least 7 days.
Cherry Almond Mandel Bread (mandelbrot Recipe)
Wrap 3-4 slices of mandel bread, cut sides together, in plastic wrap. Place wrapped bundles snugly in a plastic storage container or freezer weight ziplock bag.
Calories: 212 kcal | Carbohydrates: 28 g | Protein: 3 g | Fat: 10 g | Saturated Fat: 6 g | Trans Fat: 1 g | Cholesterol: 41 mg | Sodium: 46 mg | Potassium: 114 mg | Fiber: 1 g | Sugar: 15 g | Vitamin A: 202 IU | Vitamin C: 1 mg | Calcium: 16 mg | Iron: 1 mgThis Mandel Bread recipe (Mandelbrot) is essentially a twice-baked, traditional Jewish cookie that's similar to Italian biscotti. They're finished with a sprinkle of cinnamon sugar and made with Kosher for Passover ingredients. Enjoy this soft and crumbly delicious treat for breakfast or dessert with your favorite warm beverage!
To store: These cookies can be stored in an airtight container in your pantry for up to 5 days. To store, allow the Mandel bread to cool completely to room temperature, then transfer the treats to a storage bag or covered container.
Chocolate Chip Mandel Bread Recipe
To freeze: To freeze, allow the cookies to cool, then place in a freezer bag or freezer safe container for up to 1 month. Defrost the Mandel bread at room temperature until soft again. Alternatively, each cookie can be individually wrapped in plastic wrap before freezing to help it last 2 to 3 months.
Italian biscotti and Mandel bread are very similar cookies, but have a few differences that set them apart. Most notably, Mandel bread cookies are higher in fat, making them slightly softer and richer in flavor. Mandelbrot cookies are also often made with oil instead of butter, making them pareve.
The name is derived from the Yiddish word Mandelbrot and translates to almond bread. As mentioned this crunchy Jewish cookie is typically made with almonds as a main ingredient, but this nut free version is a modern take on the popular dessert.
Really Easy Mandel Bread
These cookies can be enjoyed for either breakfast or dessert and are delicious served with a cup of coffee or tea. Try pairing these cookies with my Pumpkin Cream Cold Foam, Instant Pot Hot Chocolate, or however you desire.
Cut the Mandel bread with a serrated knife. This helps cut the dough without any cracking or crumbling, very similar to cutting a loaf of bread. If you have a bread knife or a knife with a serrated edge, use it to perfectly cut these cookies.
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The Best Passover Mandel Bread
Mandel Bread (Mandelbrot) is a twice-baked, traditional Jewish cookie that's similar to Italian biscotti. They're finished with a sprinkle of cinnamon sugar and made with Kosher for Passover ingredients. Enjoy for breakfast or dessert!
Calories: 194 kcal | Carbohydrates: 25 g | Protein: 2 g | Fat: 10 g | Saturated Fat: 2 g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5 g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2 g | Trans Fat: 0.1 g | Cholesterol: 22 mg | Sodium: 102 mg | Potassium: 77 mg | Fiber: 1 g | Sugar: 14 g | Vitamin A: 38 IU | Vitamin C: 0.3 mg | Calcium: 13 mg | Iron: 0.4 mgMandel bread or mandlebrot (the word mandel is Yiddish for nut or almond) is a traditional Eastern European Jewish delicacy. Baked as a loaf and then sliced, the texture is slightly softer than Italian biscotti (which I love) but there are certainly similarities. Although my parents are Eastern European, sadly my mother's baking repertoire did not include these cookies. The only ones I'd ever tasted were the packaged ones from the store and I'd just as soon pass on those, thankyouverymuch.
The first time Brian brought me home to meet his family was for a Passover dinner and his mother, Doreen, served mandel bread for dessert. I was surprised because they're typically made with flour and she kept a traditional, flour-free Passover home. But I'm not observant and her homemade version was beyond delicious. I was instantly hooked and asked her for the recipe. Turns out she used matzo cake meal and potato starch which made these cookies perfectly appropriate for Passover. I couldn't detect it in the taste so all I knew was that they were perfectly delicious.
Sweet Tooth Friday: Pass Over Some Mandel Bread — Anna Francese Gass
I made such a fuss over them that she generously made sure to bake them for every family gathering. I was grateful and I always looked forward to holidays at her house, not just for my beloved cookies, but for all the warmth and welcoming and giant feast prepared with love. The amount of work she put into those gatherings was quite remarkable. But the part that always touched me most was after each dinner, when her two grown, big, tall sons expertly cleared the table, washed up and put everything away for their mother.
She raised three children and worked a full time job at a decade when most women stayed home. She put herself through college and graduate school to become a school administrator while still maintaining a home and children. And clearly she taught her boys that helping their mother was something boys do. Bravo for that, Doreen.
Since Passover is coming up, I dug out the recipe she hand wrote and gave to me and made her excellent mandel bread. And I still love it as much as I did the first time I tasted it. Enjoy!
Grandma Annie's Cinnamon Mandel Bread
Using either a stand or hand
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