Alfajores biscuits is a South American treat. Pastry Chef Marinos Kosmas presents his own version with a special caramel aftertaste.

Alfajores biscuits, a South American treat
Alfajores biscuits, a South American treat

Their full flavor that melts in the mouth leaves a very special caramel aftertaste. The influences from Latin America are ideally highlighted providing a very tasty note to these fluffy cookies.

Ingredients:

  • 200 gr butter
  • 60 gr icing sugar
  • 170 gr flour
  • 170 gr corn flour
  • 1 gr salt
  • 810 gr condensed milk
  • 350 gr sweetened milk 
  • grated coconut

Cooking instructions :

For the alfajores biscuits
  • In a mixer put the butter and sugar and mix for 4-5′.
  • Add the flours & salt and continue whipping for 2′.
  • Remove the mixture from the mixer and freeze overnight.
  • The next day with the use of a roller and non stick paper ,form the dough about 1 cm thick.
  • Refrigerate for 1 hour, then with the use of a cutter, cut out the biscuits.
  • Transfer the biscuits to a baking tray, then put in a preheated oven and bake for 12′ -140 degrees.
  • Remove from the oven and fill the biscuits with the caramel.

For the caramel
  • Using a bain-marie put the milks in a basin, using high heat and mix them well until you have a thick texture.
  • Leave the caramel to cold, then fill the biscuits with the use of a pastry bag.
  • Decorate with the grated coconut.

Μarinos Kosmas, Pastry Chef

Marinos Kosmas is Pastry Chef and instructor at IEK Praxis.He has worked in international hotel & restaurant chains (Matsuhisa,Novikov,Ichu etc).He is owner of Marinos Kosmas Pastry & Bakery in Athens.

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