Recipe ingredients and directions:
ALFAJORES DANUBIO (Sweet Layered Pastries)
250 grams ground almonds
300 grams butter
225 grams confectioner’s sugar
rind of 1 lemon
vanilla essence
3 eggs
almond essence
1/4 kilogram plain flour
Beat the butter with the sugar and essences.
Add the eggs one at a time. Incorporate
the flour and the almonds and knead lightly.
Place dough in the fridge for about 1/2 hour.
Roll out the dough and cut out rounds.
Bake for about 20 minutes on greased and
floured baking sheets.
Take 2 rounds and put the together with
marmelade, melted chocolate or dulce de leche…
then you can also roll the wet edges in
shaved coconut.
Category: Argentinian Recipes