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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  Latin American >> South American >> Peruvian

• Dietary Style

• Preparation Time

  Cooking Time - 15 minutes, Preparation Time - 20 minutes

• Source

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| 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). | 2. Sift flour and 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar together into a bowl. Rub the shortening into the flour until completely incorporated to form a dough. Roll out on a floured surface to 1/4-inch thick, then cut into 1 to 1 1/2-inch circles with a small, round cookie cutter. Place circles onto an ungreased baking sheet, and poke each twice with a fork. | 3. Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes. Disks should be removed from the oven while still pale, they should not brown. Cool completely on a wire rack. | 4. To assemble the alfajores, spread one of the disks with a teaspoon of dulce de leche, then place a second disk on top, creating a sandwich. Repeat with remaining disks, then dust with confectioners' sugar. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
purpose flour	2	cups		-	-	-	-
confectioner sugar	1/4	cup		-	-	-	-
vegetable shortening	3/4	cup	chilled	1383.75	0.0	0.0	153.75
dulce de leche	1/4	cup		239.4	42.066	5.1984	5.586
confectioner sugar				-	-	-	-

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.