// Argentine cornstarch alfajores

Tender and full of flavor

Here I share a recipe that I think you will love as much as I do 😋😍… it is a recipe that makes me travel back in time and remember those afternoons of mate 🧉 and alfajores in my beloved Argentina 🩵😍

I have been making and improving this recipe for many years so that its flavor is authentic and delicious 😋🥰

Ingredients: Alfajor lids

🥣180g butter at room temp.
🍬100g sugar
🍋Lemon zest (a little)
🥄1tsp vanilla essence
🥚3 egg yolks
🌽250g cornstarch
🌾150g plain flour or pastry flour (without leavening agent)
🧂1 pinch of salt
🥄2g baking soda
🥄16g baking powder
🥛50ml of whole or semi milk

Ingredients: Filling

🍯200g Havanna dulce de leche or whatever you like the most
🍯300g Havanna pastry dulce de leche or the one you like the most
🥥Grated coconut for the sides of the alfajor

Elaboration: Filling

Mix two types of dulce de leche or use only pastry dulce de leche

Elaboration: Alfajor

🩵In a bowl, mix the flour, cornstarch, baking soda, baking powder and pinch of salt. Reserve
🤍In another bowl, beat the butter, sugar, lemon zest and vanilla.
🩵Add the yolks one by one and beat until you get a creamy consistency.
🤍Add the milk and mix until combined
🩵Add the dry ingredients to the previous mixture
🤍Knead until there is a smooth dough. Wrap with film and let it rest in the refrigerator for 30/45 minutes.
🩵Stretch the dough to approximately 6mm thickness. or a little more, it depends on how you like it and cut circles of the desired size (I use a 4.5cm round cutter)
🤍Preheat the oven to 170ºC and bake the lids for 10 minutes, heat up and down.

🩵Let it cool well and assemble the alfajores with dulce de leche. To make it easier and faster, use a pastry bag.
🤍Pass the edges through grated coconut or whatever you like best (chocolate sprinkles, colored sprinkles, etc.)
🩵Enjoy🤗🥰