Custard Pastries

Autor: Inacap

INGREDIENTES

• 6 whole eggs
• 3 cups flour
• Pinch salt
• Aguardiente, brandy or other similar
• 1 tbsp lard
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 4 tbsp flour
• Ground cinnamon
• Ground cloves
• 2 cups boiling water

INSTRUCCIONES

• Step 1 – Preheat oven to 200ºC (390ºF).
• Step 2 – Make the dough: Sift the flour and salt in a bowl. Make a hollow in the middle and add the eggs, aguardiente or brandy and lard. Knead until the dough is smooth.
• Step 3 – Roll the dough with a rolling pin. Fold the dough in half, then repeat the process.
• Step 4 – Roll the dough out very thin. Cut into circles with a 7 cm (3 in) diameter. Bake for 3 to 5 minutes. Cool on rack.
• Step 5 – Prepare filling: dry cook sugar, flour and spices in a saucepan until brown. Carefully add boiling water, keeping your distance to avoid burns from the steam. Cook until thickened.
• Step 6 – Assemble pastries: Place the still warm sugar mixture between two pastries.
• Step 7 – Decorate the pastries by crumbling a bit of pastry and rolling the edges of the alfajor in the crumbled pastry.