When I was about to type this, I stumbled across the terms "Biscotti", "Rusks" and "Mandelbrot". They are very similar to one another. And I am kind of confused what is this recipe is now.
All 3 are products that are baked twice. Biscotti and Mandelbrot are biscuits that are baked and then sliced and baked again. Rusks has a slightly different meaning: twice baked bread, but this definition varies from regions and countries.
Most traditional biscotti (comes from Italy) recipes uses only egg as the only fat, whereas mandelbrot (German/Jewish, which means almond [mandel] bread [brot]) contains some other fat like butter. I am kind of confused because none of my researches online can tell me exactly what is what and such. But according to what I have gathered, biscotti and mandelbrot are very similar, but the first is more crunchier, and not necessary to have almond, and can be dipped into coffee, whereas the latter one is softer, must have almonds, and well, get soggy when dipped into coffee.
I maybe wrong. So if anyone can correct me, please do!
All 3 are products that are baked twice. Biscotti and Mandelbrot are biscuits that are baked and then sliced and baked again. Rusks has a slightly different meaning: twice baked bread, but this definition varies from regions and countries.
Most traditional biscotti (comes from Italy) recipes uses only egg as the only fat, whereas mandelbrot (German/Jewish, which means almond [mandel] bread [brot]) contains some other fat like butter. I am kind of confused because none of my researches online can tell me exactly what is what and such. But according to what I have gathered, biscotti and mandelbrot are very similar, but the first is more crunchier, and not necessary to have almond, and can be dipped into coffee, whereas the latter one is softer, must have almonds, and well, get soggy when dipped into coffee.
I maybe wrong. So if anyone can correct me, please do!