mandelbread

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 4 eggs
• 1 1/4 cups white sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup toasted and chopped almonds
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon almond extract

Recipe

• beat eggs and 1 cup sugar together in mixer until blended, add salt and 1/4 cup oil and mix again until blended. combine 1/4 cup flour and almonds, tossing until coated.
• add rest of flour mixture to egg mixture alternately with the remaining 3/4 cups oil, beginning and ending with the dry ingredients. stir in extracts and almonds until well blended.
• divide into eight portions and shape each into portions of 8 x 3 inch log shaped portions on lightly greased cookie sheets.
• bake in a preheated 350 degrees f (175 degrees c) oven for 25 minutes or until lightly browned.
• cut each log diagonally into 1/2 inch slices and place slices on their sides. bake again at 350 degrees f (175 degrees c) for about five minutes. remove to wire racks and cool. may be sprinkled with sugar before baking.