Alfajores biscuits, a South American treat

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.