They could be the oldest cookies known to civilization. The ancient Romans, we know, were nuts for 'em. Pliny the Elder claimed they would keep for centuries - quite a plug given that it would be a ...

They could be the oldest cookies known to civilization. The ancient Romans, we know, were nuts for ’em. Pliny the Elder claimed they would keep for centuries — quite a plug given that it would be a ...

Now, more often than not, old-timers introduce mandelbrot to the uninitiated as Jewish biscotti. Which is partly why Larry Finkelstein, who bakes a lot of the excellent treats at Court Street Grocers, ...

Typically likened to biscotti, mandelbrot is Yiddish for “almond bread.” (On that, everyone agrees: How to spell the word in English is a matter of unending debate.) Yet Steve Auerbach makes his ...

Mandel bread makes most Jews — or roughly 0.2% of the world’s population — swoon. Biscotti make everyone who has ever entered a Starbucks swoon, or roughly 53% of the world’s population. These are ...

If you’re Italian, it’s biscotti or cantucci. If you’re Jewish, it’s mandelbrot or mandel bread. If you’re Greek, it’s paximathakia. In Morocco, it’s fekkas, and in the Ukraine, kamishbrot. And those ...

They could be the oldest cookies known to civilization. The ancient Romans, we know, were nuts for 'em. Pliny the Elder claimed they would keep for centuries — quite a plug given that it would be a ...

Beat together sugar and eggs. Add oil, vanilla extract and cinnamon (if using). Add baking powder to flour. Alternate adding flour mix, pistachios and Craisins until fully blended. Divide dough in ...

If you’re Italian, it’s biscotti or cantucci. If you’re Jewish, it’s mandelbrot or mandel bread. If you’re Greek, it’s paximathakia. In Morocco, it’s fekkas, and in the Ukraine, kamishbrot. And those ...

Call it biscotti, if you want to be fancy about it. Make it with whole pistachios, a splash of orange liqueur. Add coconut. Dip it in dark melted chocolate, if you must. It’s all mandlebrot to me.