Alfajores de Dulce de Leche
- 4 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for work surface
- 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons confectioners sugar
- 1 1/2 cups (3 sticks) chilled unsalted butter, cut into pieces
- 1/2 cup water
- Sanding sugar, for sprinkling
- Dulce de Leche (recipe follows), chilled
- 2 (14-ounce) cans sweetened condensed milk
- (makes 1 3/4 cups)
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a nonstick baking mat (such as Silpat).
- Sift together flour and confectioners sugar.
- In a food processor, pulse together flour mixture, sugar, and butter until the mixture resembles coarse meal, about 20 seconds.
- With machine running, pour in the water in a slow stream, and process just until the dough comes together, about 20 seconds.
- Form the dough into two flattened disks and wrap well in plastic.
- Refrigerate for 1 hour.
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- On a well-floured work surface, roll out one disk of dough to a scant 1/4-inch thickness.
- Using a 1 3/4-inch round cookie cutter, cut out rounds from the dough and transfer to the prepared baking sheet.
- Repeat with the other disk of dough.
- Gather up the scraps from both batches, and reroll and cut.
- Sprinkle half the rounds with sanding sugar.
- Bake until golden brown, about 15 minutes, rotating sheets halfway through.
- Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
- About 30 minutes before serving, spread 1 teaspoon of the cold dulce de leche on the bottom of the unsugared cookies.
- Place the sugared cookies on top to make sandwiches.
- Serve immediately.
- Unfilled cookies can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature up to 3 days.
- Empty milk into the top of a double boiler or a heatproof bowl over a pan of simmering water.
- Cover with a tight-fitting lid.
- Cook, stirring every 10 to 15 minutes, until the milk is thick and amber in color, about 5 hours.
- Remove from heat, and beat with a wooden spoon to smooth out.
- Transfer to a clean bowl, and refrigerate several hours or up to 3 days.
allpurpose flour, confectioners sugar, butter, water, sanding sugar, condensed milk
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/alfajores-de-dulce-de-leche-389233 (may not work)