Nick Malgieri

Traditional Jewish Mandelbrot

Preparation info
  • Makes about

    48

    biscotti
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
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By Nick Malgieri

Published 2000

  • About

Mandelbrot, the most traditional Jewish cookie, is really a type of biscotti. This recipe is a combination and variation of excellent recipes sent to me by Rhonda Kaplan of Toronto and Michele Lifshen-Reing, who was a student in my career baking course at Peter Rump’s New York Cooking School.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon

Method

  1. Set a rack in the middle level of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees.
  2. In a bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, and salt; stir well to mix. Stir in the almonds.
  3. In another bowl, whisk the eggs by hand until well mixed. Add the sugar and w