Cornstarch Alfajores With Dulce De Leche (Argentina)

Name: Cornstarch Alfajores With Dulce De Leche (Argentina)
Prep time: 2 h
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 2 h 25 min
Yield: 12 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 cups cornstarch; 3/4 cup wheat flour; 1/4 lb butter; 5 eggs; 2 cups powdered sugar; 2 tablespoons grated coconut; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1/4 cup sweet your favorite liqueur; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 4 quarts milk; 2 lbs sugar

Submitted by Gabo6868

"From the book "The Real Taste of Latin America - A Culinary Tour". I love alfajores."

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Ready In:: 2hrs 25mins
Ingredients:: 11
Serves:: 12

ingredients

2 cups cornstarch
³⁄₄ cup wheat flour
¹⁄₄ lb butter
5 eggs
2 cups powdered sugar
2 tablespoons grated coconut
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
¹⁄₄ cup sweet your favorite liqueur
1 teaspoon baking powder
DULCe DE LECHE
4 quarts milk
2 lbs sugar

directions

PREPARATION:.
Beat 4 eggs for 5 minutes with a whisk and mix them with the powdered sugar, beating until creamy. Set aside.
Sift together the cornstarch, the flour, and the baking powder.
Pour out onto table top; in a well in the centre, place the butter at room temperature, the vanilla extract, the liquer and the egg and sugar cream.
Work with your hands until firm.
Roll with a rolling pin to a thinkness of 1 1/4 inch and cut into 1 1/2 inch discs with a cookie cutter. Place the discs on a greased and floured cookie sheet.
Bake for 20 to 25 minutes at medium (350F), until golden. Remove and cool.
To put together each alfajor, spread a 1/4-inch coat of dulce de leche over one disc, cover with another, paint the edge with a little more dulce de leche and roll it on the grated coconut so that it sticks to the edge.
HOMEMADE DULCE DE LECHE:.
Heat 8 tablespoons of sugar in a thick bottomed pot for 20 minutes at medium, until it reaches a caramel color.
Add the milk and the remaining sugar and allow to reach a boiling point.
Bring the heat to minimum, and simmer until it thickens, for about an hour.
HOMEMADE DULCE DE LECHE - EASY VERSION.
Boil an unopened can of condensed milk for two hours in a saucepan filled with water. When you open it, its contents should have a rich caramel color.

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Gabo6868

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I'm a university student, and a horrible cook! (I started a fire trying to boil water). I admit it. I've been trying to get better at it though. I love reading recipes however, and if I could cook, I would. I love South American and Indian food, and HATE pasta. I also have a sweet tooth.

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