MEMBER RECIPE
Gran's Mandel Brudt Recipe
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This is a recipe my Gran passed on to me. It is similar to Italian biscotti, and goes great with coffee or tea. Every time I make it the smell of the mandel brudt reminds me of sitting at her kitchen table listening to her advice.
I have tried substituting in butter-flavored Crisco. The resulting taste and texture is more like a shortbread, quite good but not what you are going for with this recipe.
INGREDIENTS
- 1 cup Crisco (the original recipe called for Spry)
- 1 cup sugar
- 3 eggs
- 1 Tbsp vanilla
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp table salt
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2-1 cup of slivered almonds and/or chopped dried cherries (optional)
INSTRUCTIONS
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- Cream together Crisco and sugar.
- Add eggs and vanilla and combine
- Add in the dry ingredients and mix until combined.
- Fold in almonds and/or cherries- you can do this step with your hands if the dough is too stiff to use a spatula.
- On a large baking sheet covered with parchment, form into 2 loaves, about 2" wide. Bake for 40 minutes.
- Cut into 1/2 inch slices and lay them on their side on the baking sheet.
- Place back in the oven for about 20 minutes, until dry and lightly browned.
- Enjoy with coffee or as an afternoon nosh!
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