Alfajores
also called alfajor · alfajores de maicena · dulce de leche sandwich cookies
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The table
| Heat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and line two baking sheets with parchment | |||||
| 3/4 cup(170 g; softened)unsalted butter | cream | beat in | stir | roll 1/4 in thick, cut rounds, bake 350°F (175°C) 10 min | sandwich, roll the edges in coconut |
| 3/4 cup(90 g)powdered sugar | |||||
| 3(50 g)egg yolks | |||||
| 1 tsp(5 mL)vanilla extract | |||||
| 1 Tbs(15 mL; or milk)brandy | |||||
| 1 1/2 cups(190 g)cornstarch | whisk | ||||
| 1 cup(125 g)all-purpose flour | |||||
| 1 tsp(4.8 g)baking powder | |||||
| 1/4 tsp(1.5 g)table salt | |||||
| 1 cup(300 g)dulce de leche | |||||
| 1/2 cup(40 g)shredded coconut | |||||
What to lay out
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Pans and tools
Before anything else
2cream
3beat in
goes in with what step 2 made
4whisk
7sandwich, roll the edges in coconut
goes in with what step 6 made
Cooking it
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The clock
- Start to finish
- at least 10 min5 of 6 steps give no time
- Needs you
- none given
whisk
not timedfrom the start
cream
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beat in
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stir
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roll 1/4 in thick, cut rounds, bake 350°F (175°C) 10 min
10 minwalk away(we think)from the start
sandwich, roll the edges in coconut
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- you can walk away
- never timed
- we think
You'll need baking sheets · oven
See how it is written
>> title: Alfajores
>> category: Cookies
>> tags: dulce de leche, cornstarch, argentinian, sandwich, oven
>> counters: Bakery, Panadería
>> aka: alfajor, alfajores de maicena, dulce de leche sandwich cookies
>> servings: 24
>> time: 1 hour 30 min
Heat the #oven{} to 350°F (175°C) and line two #baking sheets{} with parchment.
Whisk @cornstarch{1 1/2%cup}(190 g), @all-purpose flour{1%cup}(125 g), @baking powder{1%tsp}(4.8 g), and @table salt{1/4%tsp}(1.5 g).
Cream @unsalted butter{3/4%cup}(170 g; softened) with @powdered sugar{3/4%cup}(90 g).
>> step: beat in
Beat @egg yolks{3}(50 g), @vanilla extract{1%tsp}(5 mL), and @brandy{1%Tbs}(15 mL; or milk) into @&(~1)creamed butter{}.
Stir @&(~3)dry ingredients{} into @&(~1)batter{}.
>> step: roll 1/4 in thick, cut rounds, bake 350°F (175°C) 10 min
Roll @&(~1)dough{} 1/4 in thick, cut rounds, and bake at 350°F for ~{10%min}.
>> step: sandwich, roll the edges in coconut
Sandwich @&(~1)cookies{} with @dulce de leche{1%cup}(300 g) and roll the edges in @shredded coconut{1/2%cup}(40 g).