Recipe of Alfajor Marplatense
They are a real treat that melts on the palate. Alfajor from Mar del Plata is the best of the richest.
It consists of two or more cookies joined together by a filling of Dulce de Leche and dipped in chocolate. They are native to Spain and were introduced to Latin America during the colonial period. There are several ways to prepare them, today's recipe is the traditional Argentinian one and one of the richest known
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Servings
10
Preparation
60 min
Cooking
12 min
Calories
228 kcal
How to Make Alfajor Marplatense
Instructions
- Whisk the butter with the sugar. Add the zest of a large orange, only the orange part, do not grate the white part because it makes the preparation bitter.
- Add the honey and beat as you add the eggs one by one.
- Preheat the oven to 180º.
- Sift together the dry ones: the flour, baking soda, ammonium bicarbonate, cocoa powder, cornstarch and a pinch of salt.
- Add the dry ones, over the liquids. We will stir with a spoon, without kneading.
- Wrap it in film and refrigerate it. You can even store it in the freezer for 6 months; but if you are going to prepare it on the spot, send it to the fridge for 30 minutes.
- Remove the dough from the refrigerator, remove the film and sprinkle the counter with flour. Stretch the dough with a kneading stick.
- Cut the discs, and what is leftover dough is put together, then compacted and returned to the fridge to be reused a few minutes later.
- Place the cookies on parchment paper, leaving space between them.
- Bake them at 180º for 12 minutes.
- Fill them with Dulce de Leche, optionally you can add orange zest and rum to the Dulce de Leche for more flavor.
- Put the chocolate coating in a water bath. Dip one side of the Alfajor into the coating, then place that side on a sheet of parchment paper and let it cool.
- Once cool, remove the parchment paper and place the chocolate face on a rack. Bathe the the top with the cover.
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