Queen Maxima shared a recipe of Alfajores on her 49th birthday

On the afternoon of Sunday, on her 49th birthday, Queen Maxima shared a recipe of Alfajores de Dulce de Leche, a traditional Argentinian dessert, on her social media account. In the photo series shared, the preparation of the dessert is shown.

An alfajor or alajú, plural alfajores is a traditional dessert made in some regions of Spain and in parts of Latin America, including Paraguay, Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Colombia, Ecuador, Perú, Southern Brazil, Cuba and Mexico. It is produced in the form of a small cylinder.

The recipe shared by Queen Maxima is as the following:
For the dough: 300 grams cornstarch, 200 grams flour, 200 grams butter (at room temperature), 150 grams sugar, 4 egg yolks, 1 teaspoon baking soda (sodyum bicarbonate), 2 teaspoons baking powder, a small vanilla crust or a pinch of vanilla powder, 1 fresh lemon zest, 1 teaspoon brandy

For filling and decoration: dulce de leche (home-made or available from supermarket, with condensed milk and sugar), grated coconut.

Preheat the oven to 160 degrees. Mix all dry ingredients with the softened butter in a bowl. Add the egg yolks and brandy and knead by hand into a firm dough. Form a ball and let it rest for about an hour.

Roll out the dough into a rag from 5 mm to 7 mm and cut out circles of dough (with a glass) of about 4 cm in diameter.

Then place the rounds on a baking tray lined with baking paper, about 2 cm apart. Bake the cookies at 160 degrees for 10-12 minutes. The biscuits should discolour a little, not too much otherwise they will become too dry and break.

When the cookies are ready, take them out of the oven and let them cool. Always stick two cookies together with a layer of dulce de leche. Spread the dulce de leche well to the edge.

You then roll those edges through the grated coconut.

The Alfajores de dulce de leche are ready: enjoy!

Queen Maxima wore a top by Claes Iversen. While she was preparing the recipe, she wore a printed blouse by Gucci.

Claes Iversen Top

Gucci Horsebit Print Silk Twill Shirt