Mandelbread

By: Diana Polichar

Ingredients:

7/8 c oil
1 1/4 cup sugar
3 eggs
2 t orange zest
1/4 c orange juice
4 c flour
4 T baking powder
1 c nuts
1 T vanilla

Directions:

Make a cream: oil and sugar — add juice — add one egg at time –until blended.

Sift together flour and baking powder. Add to the creamed mixture thoroughly.

Add nuts & flavoring. Divide into 4 equal parts, flatten and shape into rectangle about 3″ wide and 1/2 to 1 inch high.

Bake in preheated 350 degrees oven for 10 minutes.

Take out and slice and put back into the oven 300 degrees to crisp for 10 minutes.

Turn slices over and crisp for another 10 minutes.