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alfajores dulce de leche cookies

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alfajores consist of two layers of thin sweet pastry filled with dulce de leche,
they are popular in south America,
i rolled them in some coconut to finish them off.
they tasted really good, because of the amount of butter they were crumbly like shortbread.
you can either buy the dulce de leche or boil a tin of condensed milk for 8 hours in a pan of water or put it in a jar in a crock pot with water for 10 hours. I have also came across a faster method using the oven, you put the condensed milk in a heat proof bowl and place it in a tray of water and put it in the oven at 220c for 1hour 30 minutes

recipe
pastry
250g/9oz plain flour
25g/1 oz icing sugar
1 tsp salt
225g/8oz butter
filling
dulce de leche
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp cloves
1/4 tsp nutmeg
icing sugar
in a food processor add all the pastry ingredients and pulse until combined and it forms a smooth dough.
wrap in cling film and refrigerate for an hour or two,
preheat the oven to 180c 350f
flour the work top and roll out and cut out circles and place on baking tray,
place in the fridge while the oven heats up.
bake for 10/12 minutes
let cool and sprinkle with icing sugar,
mix the spices with the Dulce de leche and add a spoon full to each cookie and sandwich another on top.
roll in coconut if you like.

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  5. Hy Aimee,

    I love your blog.
    In Brazil, we make dulce de leche cooking the can of the condensed milk in the pressure cooker for about 40 minutes.
    Do not forget to fill the pressure cooker with water.
    The amount of water has to cover the can.
    You must have to wait the can chill before opening.

    Márcia Leal

  6. Hy Aimee,

    I love your blog.
    In Brazil, we make dulce de leche cooking the can of the condensed milk in the pressure cooker for about 40 minutes.
    Do not forget to fill the pressure cooker with water.
    The amount of water has to cover the can.
    You must have to wait the can chill before opening.

    Márcia Leal

  8. Hi Aimee,

    Alfajores and dulce de leche are Argentinian just like me 🙂 We would normally replace half the flour in your recipe for cornflour, this way the biscuits turn out fluffy and super soft. We also have a type of dulce de leche with a firmer consistency for these type of uses called "Repostero". I live in the UK and there are some websites here that sell it for a really good price!

    Gaby

  11. Hi, Aimee! I'm from Texas, so I adore dulce de leche. I have always wanted to make alfajores dulce de leche cookies, but just never had. I am pretty sure your post is going to inspire me to finally try these little beauties. Your photography is beautiful.

    Saw these at Memories by the Mile Tuesday Trivia,

    Love, Joy @ Yesterfood

  14. You had me at dulce de leche! OH…if Heaven only had 10 words…these 3 would be on the list!!! These look over the top amazing!!!! These are going on my Christmas baking list FOR SURE!!!!!!! Thanks for always sharing with us : ) hugs… I was going to combine Junkin Joe with the Mason Jar Linky Party tomorrow…but decided to post Junkin Joe on it's own…you guys deserve your own post and I don't want you to have to miss a week…so make sure to look for a new JJ tomorrow! : ) hugs…

  15. Your projects are always amazing and divine! Thank you so much for sharing your fantastic project on The Inspiration Board at homework. I featured you today! Have a great weekend.

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