A prestigious guide chose two Argentine delicacies from a select group that included 100 other desserts. Which are.
The prestigious guide Taste Atlaswhich collects recipes from food critics and publishes articles related to research on popular ingredients and dishespositioned the desserts of the Argentina between the 10 best in the world.
Within the ranking there are two desserts typical and widely consumed by Argentines: caramel cookies and the caramel saucewhich occupy positions 7 and 8, respectively.
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In that sense, the delicious cornstarch alfajor was awarded with 4.6 points by those in charge of preparing the ranking. Upon tasting it, the judges described the Argentine delicacy as “a kind of sandwich consisting of two round, crumbly sweet cookies with a filling of caramel sauce”.
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Yes ok France leads the ranking with its renowned Crepesour country also appears with the traditional Tiramisu and the brownies.
Recipe for cornstarch alfajores
Ingredients
- 1 cup of cornstarch.
- 1 egg.
- 1/2 cup of sugar.
- 1 cup of pastry dulce de leche.
- 1/4 teaspoon of salt.
- 1/4 cup cold butter, cut into cubes.
- 1 small spoonful of vanilla essence.
- Grated coconut.
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Step by Step
Cornstarch alfajores are one of the most consumed desserts by Argentines and they have a homemade recipe that is very easy to make.
- Mix the cornstarch, sugar and salt in a bowl, then add the cold butter and mix everything together to form a slightly white cream.
- Add the egg and vanilla, and mix until a homogeneous dough is formed.
- Cover the dough with a towel and let it rest for half an hour in the refrigerator.
- Preheat the oven to 180°C.
- Stretch the dough to a thickness of approximately 3 millimeters and cut it with a round mold.
- Place the lids on a greased and floured baking sheet.
- Bake them for 15 minutes, or until golden.
- Let the lids cool to prevent them from breaking.
- To assemble the alfajores, join two lids with dulce de leche and add grated coconut around the edges.
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