International Flavor

Amazing desserts can be all over the world. Not only do people enjoy a delicious after-meal snack in the United States, but in Uruguay as well. (Talk about a random country, but hey, they speak Spanish so great for a Spanish report!) My personal favorite Uruguayan (?) desert is Alfajores. Don't bother trying to pronounce it, just spend that time making them delicious. These are actually cookies, but they have a little something extra added to them. Alfahores include caramel and dulce la leche, famous world wide. This recipe is a little complicated, because you also have to make dulce la leche, but the final result is positively yummy.
Dulce la leche (copy and paste):
Ingredients
· 4 cups milk
· 2 cups sugar
· 1 teaspoon baking soda
· 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
INGREDIENTS:
12 tablespoons butter
1 cup granulated sugar
1 egg
2 egg yolks
2 tablespoons cognac
2 1/2 cups cornstarch (corn flour)
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
Zest of 1/2 lemon
Dulce de Leche
Grated coconut
PREPARATION:
To make cookie dough: Cream the butter and sugar together, then mix in the remaining ingredients except the dulce de leche and coconut until well blended. Knead on a floured work surface until the dough is smooth and let rest for 15 minutes.
Make the cookies: Roll the dough out to a thickness of about 1/4 inch and cut into 2-inch rounds. Place on a greased cookie sheet and bake in a preheated 300°F oven for 20 minutes. When cool, spread some dulce de leche on the bottom of half the cookies and press another cookie on top, allowing some of the dulce de leche to squeeze from the sides. Roll the sides in the coconut until the sides are covered. Makes about 12 delicious, definitely non low calorie cookies!
Alfajores
(copy and paste)
INGREDIENTS:
12 tablespoons butter
1 cup granulated sugar
1 egg
2 egg yolks
2 tablespoons cognac
2 1/2 cups cornstarch (corn flour)
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
Zest of 1/2 lemon
Dulce de Leche
Grated coconut
PREPARATION:
To make cookie dough: Cream the butter and sugar together, then mix in the remaining ingredients except the dulce de leche and coconut until well blended. Knead on a floured work surface until the dough is smooth and let rest for 15 minutes.
Make the cookies: Roll the dough out to a thickness of about 1/4 inch and cut into 2-inch rounds. Place on a greased cookie sheet and bake in a preheated 300°F oven for 20 minutes. When cool, spread some dulce de leche on the bottom of half the cookies and press another cookie on top, allowing some of the dulce de leche to squeeze from the sides. Roll the sides in the coconut until the sides are covered. Makes about 12 delicious, definitely non low calorie cookies!