Argentinian Alfajores
Author/ Συγγραφέας: Katerina
Recipe type/ Τύπος Πιάτου: Cookies
Cuisine/ Κουζίνα: Argentinian
- 200 gr. all-purpose, flour
- 300 gr. cornstarch
- ½ tsp baking soda
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 200 gr. butter, room temperature
- 150 gr. sugar
- 3 large egg yolks, room temperature
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp lime zest
- 1 can of sweetened condensed milk
- ½ cup finely shredded coconut
- Caster sugar for dusting
- In your pressure cooker place the can of the milk after you have removed the paper label.
- You will place it with its side down in horizontal position because otherwise when the water starts to bubble the can will go up and down.
- Cover it with water plus 2 cm / 1 inch more.
- Turn the heat on to the highest and bring to boil.
- Cover and secure the lid and wait until the valve starts to emit the steam.
- Immediately, lower heat to low and let it simmer for about 40 minutes.
- Remove from the heat and let it cool down completely.
- Place in a glass jar and to the fridge for at least one hour.
- Preheat oven to 170°C / 325°F.
- In your stand mixer with the paddle mix the softened butter and the sugar until pale about 5 minutes.
- Add the egg yolks, vanilla extract, and lime zest.
- Add all the dry ingredients at once, change from paddle to hook and mix until completely incorporated.
- Let it mix for 5 to 10 minutes and the dough will come together.
- Roll the dough in batches on a lightly floured surface, with thickness about 6 mm / 0,25 in. and cut into circles.
- Take a cookie sheet and line it with parchment paper.
- Place the cookies on the parchment paper leaving a small distance among them as they won’t spread.
- I used a 5 cm / 2 in. cookie cutter to make the circles.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes and don't let them brown.
- Cool before filling.
- Take a cookie and spread 1 tsp of dulce de leche.
- Cover with another one.
- Roll the cookies in the shredded coconut.
- Sprinkle caster sugar to cover the top and serve.
Recipe adapted from cookingwithbooks.net
Recipe by Culinary Flavors at https://www.culinaryflavors.gr/argentinian-alfajores/
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