If you have come to Peru and have tried the manjarblanco alfajores (or if you prepared it), you’ll know how tasty it is. Well, for this weekend we have a variation: the sweet potato alfajores. It hasn’t manjarblanco, but a delicious stuffing made with sweet potato, egg yolks and sweet wine. Don’t lose it, it’s easy! this recipe is for 6 people.
Ingredients:
Cookies:
- 300 g (11 oz) of flour
- 200 g (7 oz) of corn starch
- 6 tablespoons of butter
- 2 egg yolks
- 1/2 cup of fresh milk
- 3 tablespoons of powdered sugar
Stuffing:
- 1 kg (2.2 lb) of sweet potatoes
- 3 egg yolks
- 1/2 kg (1 lb) of sugar
- 3/4 of sweet wine
Preparation:
Cookies:
Sift the flour with the starch and mix with the butter using a fork. Make a space in the middle, add the yolks, milk and powdered sugar. Knead. Stretch, cut in circles and put them in a greased tin. Bake to 160º C (320º F) for 20 minutes.
Stuffing:
Cook the sweet potatoes, peel and blend them. In a pot, mix it with the beaten yolks and the sugar. Wait for some minutes, pour the wine and cook 3 minutes more.
Spread a cookie generously with the stuffing and cover with another cookie. You can roll the sides by ground soda cookies. Serve.
