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In a small saucepan, combine the vegetable oil with 1 tablespoon of olive oil and the water and bring to a boil.
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Remove the pan from the heat and add the matzo meal, salt, and basil.
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Stir well with a wooden spoon.
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Preheat the oven to 190u00b0 C (that's 375u00b0 F).
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Place the matzo-meal mixture and eggs in a food processor fitted with a metal blade and pulse several times to blend.
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With the machine running, drop 1 clove of the garlic through the feed tube.
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Process until the mixture begins to form a ball around the metal blade.
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Remove the dough from processor.
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Dip your hands in a little matzo cake meal and shape the dough into an oval loaf.
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Place on an ungreased cookie sheet and bake 40-50 minutes or until top is golden brown.
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Remove from baking sheet and let cool for 10 minutes on a wire rack.
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Split the loaf in half horizontally.
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Preheat the broiler.
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Mince the remaining clove of garlic and mix with the remaining tablespoon of olive oil.
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Spread the mixture over each half loaf.
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Toast the 'bread' under the broiler until just slightly golden.
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Cut into slices and serve immediately.
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NOTE: If you are using an electric mixer or doing the process by hand, chop the garlic finely.
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Mix the eggs and half of the garlic into the matza-meal mixture with a fork or an electric mixer.
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Remove dough from bowl, dip hands into matza cake meal and shape dough into an oval loaf.
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Bake as above.