Walnut Alfajor Recipe

Easy alfajor recipe with two assembly versions and special tips. If you are a fan of sweets, be sure to prepare this suggestion.

Dough Ingredients

• 2 and ½ cups (tea) cornstarch (cornstarch)
• 2 and ½ cups (tea) of wheat flour
• ½ cup (tea) sugar
• 1 teaspoon of baking powder
• 3 excited
• Strained juice of 1 lemon
• 6 tablespoons margarine

Filling Ingredients

• 1 can of cooked condensed milk (see mom’s tips)
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• 500 grams of fractionated milk chocolate (optional)
• Whole walnuts (optional)

Dough Preparation Method

1. Sift the cornstarch, wheat flour, sugar and yeast into a bowl.
2. Add the egg yolks, lemon juice and, little by little, the margarine, kneading until you get a ball.
3. Place the dough in a plastic bag and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
4. Preheat the oven to medium temperature.
5. After this time, roll out the dough and cut it into discs using a cutter.
6. Bake for approximately 20 minutes or until lightly browned.
7. Remove to cool.

Filling preparation method

1. Only open the can of condensed milk after it is cold.
2. Remove the candy and mix with the nuts.

Assembly (without cover)

1. Fill two discs of dough with the filling.
2. Pass the side of the alfajores through the nuts.
3. Repeat the process until you run out of ingredients.

Assembly (with cover)

1. Melt chocolate in double boiler. Reserve.
2. Fill two discs of dough with the filling.
3. Dip the discs in melted chocolate.
4. Decorate with chopped or whole walnuts.
5. Repeat the process until you run out of ingredients.

Mom Tips

Cooked condensed milk: Place the can (remove the label if it has one) in the pressure cooker and cover with water. Close the pan with the lid and put it on fire. After the pan “sizzles” set the time for 30 minutes. Turn off the heat and do not open the pan; let the pressure release naturally. Once the pan is free of pressure, remove the lid and carefully remove the can. Let the can cool and then open it.

Black stain on the pan due to cooking: Add clean water to the pan and the juice of 1 or 2 lemons. Add the peel of the squeezed lemons. Bring to a boil (without the lid on the pan) for about 8 minutes. Wash the pan as usual without having to scrub too hard. The stain will come off easily.

If you prefer, you can replace the walnuts with chopped roasted peanuts.

See also the recipe for cornstarch Alfajores

Yield 25 small units.