Alfajores - layers cakes
From tinam 17 years ago
- 40 minutes to make
- Serves 15
South American dessert favorite! Great with an espresso! Will become a favorite of yours too!
Ingredients
- 1 cup / 250 grams ground almonds shopping list
- 1 1/4 cup / 300 grams butter shopping list
- 1 cup / 225 grams confectioner's sugar shopping list
- 3 eggs shopping list
- rind of 1 lemon shopping list
- 1 tsp vanilla shopping list
- 1 tsp almond essence shopping list
- 1/2 pound of plain flour shopping list
- Optional - sweentened condensed milk or melted chocolate or desiccated coconut shopping list
How to make it
- Mix the butter with the sugar and essences.
- Add the eggs one at a time.
- Add the flour and the almonds and knead lightly.
- Place dough in the fridge for about 35 min.
- Flatten dough and then cut into small circles, cookie size
- Bake for about 20 minutes on greased and floured baking sheets.
- Take one circle and cover it in jam/jelly, dulce de leche (sweetened condensed milk) or melted chocolate
- Then use another circle to close the alfajore. It's like making a sandwich.
- The moist edges can be covered in shaved coconut or powdered sugar.
The Rating
Reviewed by 4 people-
these sound like they would be a good addition to my ever growing recipe collection. Thank you.
debwin
in Toronto loved it
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