Recipe of Peruvian Food

Peruvian Alfajores

Authentic, homemade style peruvian food.

Recipe Summary Peruvian Alfajores

Delicate shortbread cookies filled with dulce de leche and covered in powdered sugar. This is the Peruvian recipe.

Ingredients | Peruvian Food

2 cups all-purpose flour

¼ cup confectioners' sugar

¾ cup vegetable shortening, chilled

¼ cup dulce de leche

Confectioners' sugar

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Sift flour and 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar together into a bowl. Rub the shortening into the flour until completely incorporated to form a dough. Roll out on a floured surface to 1/4-inch thick, then cut into 1 to 1 1/2-inch circles with a small, round cookie cutter. Place circles onto an ungreased baking sheet, and poke each twice with a fork.

Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes. Disks should be removed from the oven while still pale, they should not brown. Cool completely on a wire rack.

To assemble the alfajores, spread one of the disks with a teaspoon of dulce de leche, then place a second disk on top, creating a sandwich. Repeat with remaining disks, then dust with confectioners' sugar.

Info | Peruvian Food

prep: 20 mins cook: 15 mins additional: 3 hrs total: 3 hrs 35 mins Servings: 12 Yield: 12 alfajores

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