Alfajores Danubio

Description

Sweet layered pastries, similar to baklava

• 25 minutes 5 minutess prep
• 7 servings

Ingredients

• 250 g ground almonds
• 300 g butter
• 225 g confectioners' sugar
• lemon, rind of
• vanilla extract
• 3 eggs
• almond extract
• ¼ kg plain flour

Directions

1. Beat the butter with the sugar and essences.
2. Add the eggs one at a time.
3. Incorporate the flour and the almonds and knead lightly.
4. Place dough in the fridge for about ½ hour.
5. Roll out the dough and cut out rounds.
6. Bake at 350 °F for about 20 minutes on greased and floured baking sheets.
7. Take 2 rounds and put the together with marmalade, melted chocolate or dulce de leche.
8. Then you can also roll the wet edges in shaved coconut.