Passover Chocolate Chip Mandel Bread

Name: Passover Chocolate Chip Mandel Bread
Ingredients: 2 cups Sugar; 2 sticks Unsalted Butter, At Room Temperature; 6 whole Eggs; 2-3/4 cups Matzo Cake Meal (See Note); 1 teaspoon Salt; 3/4 cups Potato Starch; 1 cup Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips; 1 cup Sliced Almonds, Or Your Favorite Nuts; FOR THE TOPPING:; 1 teaspoon Cinnamon; 2 teaspoons Sugar

11 ingredients

6 steps

Ingredients

2 cups Sugar
2 sticks Unsalted Butter, At Room Temperature
6 whole Eggs
2-3/4 cups Matzo Cake Meal (See Note)
1 teaspoon Salt
3/4 cups Potato Starch
1 cup Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
1 cup Sliced Almonds, Or Your Favorite Nuts
FOR THE TOPPING:
1 teaspoon Cinnamon
2 teaspoons Sugar

Directions

1

Note: Matzo cake meal is typically available in the ethnic or Passover food aisle of well-stocked supermarkets.
2

Preheat oven to 350°F.
3

Using either a stand or hand mixer, cream sugar and butter together in a large bowl. Beat in eggs, one at a time.
4

In a separate bowl, sift together cake meal, salt and potato starch. Fold into egg mixture. Stir in chocolate chips and nuts.
5

Divide dough in half and form 2 loaves, approximately 2 to 3 inches high on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Loaves will neither rise nor spread in oven but I did find them very sticky to work with, so I used a bit of extra cake meal on my hands to pat them into shape.
6

For the topping, combine cinnamon and sugar in a small bowl. Sprinkle evenly over loaves. Bake for 45 minutes. Allow to cool slightly but slice, with a serrated knife, while still warm.