Mandelbrot (Jewish Biscotti)

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Mandelbrot (Jewish Biscotti)

From Cooking Light, November/December 1996

 

1 cup sugar

2/3 cup vegetable oil

8 ounces egg substitute

1 tablespoon grated orange peel

1 teaspoon vanilla

4 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1/2 cup toasted almonds, finely ground

1 1/2 tablespoons baking powder

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon ground cloves

1/4 teaspoon ground coriander

1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

cooking spray

Orange Marmalade Frosting (optional)

 

2 cups sifted powdered sugar

2 tablespoons orange marmalade

1 teaspoon orange juice

Preheat oven to 350° F. Combine first 5 ingredients in a large bowl; beat at

medium speed of a mixer until well blended. Combine flour and next 7

ingredients (flour through nutmeg); gradually add to sugar mixture, beating

until well-blended.

 

Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface; knead lightly. Shape dough

into 2 (12 inch long) rolls. Place rolls on a baking sheet coated with

cooking spray; flatten to 1 inch thickness.

 

Bake at 350 for 20 minutes. Remove rolls from baking sheet, and let cool 10

minutes on a wire rack. Cut each roll into 24 (1/2 inch) slices. Place

slices, cut sides down, on baking sheet. Bake at 350 oF for 10 minutes. Turn

cookies over, and bake an additional 10 minutes (cookies will be slightly

soft in center but will harden as they cool). Remove cookies from baking

sheet, and let cool completely on wire rack. Drizzle each cookie with Orange

Marmalade Frosting. Yield: 4 dozen cookies (serving size: 1 cookie).

 

Star of David Mandelbrot:

To construct the Star of David, you'll need varying lengths of biscotti. For

this, divide dough into 3 equal portions, then shape each portion into a

quadrilateral that is 9 inches at the bottom, 4 inches at the top, and 12

inches on each side. Bake as directed above. Beginning at the 9 inch bottom,

cut each portion into 1/2 inch thick slices, then bake as directed above.

Frost and let stand 10 minutes. To assemble the star, begin with the 3

longest pieces of biscotti, and form a triangle, which is the base of the

star. Continue to stack biscotti, using the longest pieces first. You will

have enough biscotti to make 1 large star with 6 layers. Serve remaining

biscotti on a tray. Make biscotti up to three weeks ahead and freeze.

 

Orange Marmalade Frosting:

Place all ingredients in a food processor; process until smooth. Place

frosting in a zip-top bag. Snip a tiny hole in one corner of bag; drizzle

frosting over biscotti. Yield: 1 cup.

 

 

 

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