Mandelbrodt (mum's Recipe)

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 2 3/4 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup sugar
• 6 tablespoons oil
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
• 1/3-1/2 cup chopped almonds
• 1/3-1/2 cup candied fruit, mainly red and green
• cherries

Recipe

• 1 beat eggs and sugar until light.
• 2 mix and sift flour, baking powder and salt. add to egg mixture.
• 3 add remaining ingredients and blend well.
• 4 the dough should be soft.
• 5 with floured hands form long loaves about 2 inches wide and 3/4 inches high.
• 6 bake on a greased cookie sheet in moderate oven - 350f until lightly browned - about 40-50 minutes.
• 7 cut in slices while hot.
• 8 turn slices on side and return to oven for a few minutes to toast sides.