The alfajores, and less with dulce de leche, they do not have to be a Christmas sweet. They are a great idea for snacks, typical of the villages where artisans sweets tremendously rich and healthy are made.
In addition you can make these alfajores with butter vegetable, a healthy alternative to the traditional lard in this type of pastry.
A little history about the alfajores
The alfajores are traditional and Arabic origin of the Iberian Peninsula. It is a typical Spanish Christmas sweet, although with cornstarch and dulce de leche alfajores are originating in Argentina (are "sweet Havanna"). They are also taken in Uruguay, Venezuela, Peru...Are one of the most popular cakes outside Argentina. Unlike the Spanish do not bear honey or almonds but are really delicious.
If you still do not know them, we invite you to try this delicious recipe that leaves no one indifferent.
With dulce de leche alfajores
Ingredients
- 600 g flour
- 400 g of cornstarch
- 400 gde (healthier if it is of vegetable origin) butter on the verge of ointment
- 300 g of icing sugar
- 6 egg yolks
- 4 teaspoons dry yeast
- 2 teaspoons vanilla powder or cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon cognac
- Skin zest of lemon
- 1 jar of dulce de leche
Preparation
Before, turned on the oven so it is preheating.
- 1. sift all the dry ingredients (flour, cornstarch, sugar and yeast).
- 2 whisk the sugar with the butter on the verge of ointment
- 3. Add the egg yolks one by one to form a thin cream.
- 4. Add cream, vanilla or cinnamon and lemon zest and the tablespoon of cognac.
- 5 une cream to flour to form a paste not too worked.
- 6. make a ball with the dough, wrap in cling film and put it about 15 minutes in the refrigerator.
- 7 stretches the mass and short with a tile or a glass round parts between 4 cm and 6 cm thick (remember they are alfajores).
- 8 takes a tray and sprinkle with sugar, or bathes the base with butter and placed the alfajores over it.
- 9 place in preheated oven at 180 ° C for 12-15 minutes. Ideally, they are not golden brown
- 9 remove from the oven and when they are warm unites two alfajores with dulce de leche in the Center.
Alfajores with dulce de leche light
These "alfajores" have the advantage that you need very few ingredients. In addition to not carry sugar or butter are a super light to the classic gingerbread version. You subtracted a lot of calories.Ingredients
- 1 cup and a half of flour
- 5 egg yolks
- 1 tablespoon Cognac (or water)
- 1 jar of dulce de leche
Preparation
- 1. sift the flour onto a bowl and add the egg yolks one by one with cognac or water.
- 2 make a mixture. If you see that you are left with very dry, add a little more water or brandy.
- 3. cut the dough into circles and put in preheated oven at 200 ° C for about 8-10 minutes.
- 4 out of the oven and fill them with dulce de leche.
Ideas and tips for your with dulce de leche alfajores
- You can through coconut grated on the other hand the dulce de leche.
- You can melt dark, milk or white chocolate to melt to the bath Maria in the microwave and bypassing the alfajores chocolate.
- Pass them on one side, let it freeze and then pass them through the other side. To make the job easier you can put chocolate with a brush.
- If you do them with 3 types of chocolate will be you cool... and if you put up a few nuts and a few raisins give them super color and flavor.
- You can also sprinkle with confectioner's sugar.
- If you want to give another flavor you can add to the dough a little honey (1 TSP per 300 g of flour)
- The ideal is that you one time you have prepared alfajores keep them within 24 to 48 hours so that they take the proper texture.
- You can also make the alfajores triples (with 3 bases).
- If you want to prepare your own fresh milk, there are thousands of ways to do it. On our website you can find the recipe and its variants. However, one of the easiest ways is by putting a can of condensed milk to bath, with lid perforated, in a pot for 3-4 hours.
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