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Alfajores - Layers Cakes Recipe


Alfajores -  Layers Cakes Recipe
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South American dessert favorite! Great with an espresso! Will become a favorite of yours too!

Tinam

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Ingredients
  • 1 cup / 250 grams ground almonds
  • 1 1/4 cup / 300 grams butter
  • 1 cup / 225 grams confectioner's sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • rind of 1 lemon
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 tsp almond essence
  • 1/2 pound of plain flour
  • Optional - sweentened condensed milk or melted chocolate or desiccated coconut

Directions
  1. Mix the butter with the sugar and essences.
  2. Add the eggs one at a time.
  3. Add the flour and the almonds and knead lightly.
  4. Place dough in the fridge for about 35 min.
  5. Flatten dough and then cut into small circles, cookie size
  6. Bake for about 20 minutes on greased and floured baking sheets.
  7. Take one circle and cover it in jam/jelly, dulce de leche (sweetened condensed milk) or melted chocolate
  8. Then use another circle to close the alfajore. It's like making a sandwich.
  9. The moist edges can be covered in shaved coconut or powdered sugar.

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Comments


Hi tinam... thanks for the tip, I love alfajores, in argentina I eat one a day at least!
I cant wait to make some homemade ones with your recipe. thanks


I don't think I have ever had these but the look divine!


I've never heard of these but they look wonderful


Ooh I'm going to try these with nutella.


These sound wonderful with a cup of hot coffee! A must try!


I think Nutella will do it for me also! Yummmmmm


Just read about these on a website...yum yum yum!!


These sound like they would be a good addition to my ever growing recipe collection. Thank you.


Alfajores. El alfajor. Argentina. Historia del alfajor, secretos de los alfajores, recetas para hacer alfajores de maicena, diferentes tipos de alfajor. Alfajor santafecino y alfajor cordobes. Marcas de alfajores milka, terrabusi, bagley, capitan del espacio, havanna y balcarce.

http://www.alfajorargentino.com.ar


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