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Chocolate Alfajores

South American Layered Pastry

Ingredients
  

  • 1 3/4 c Summers Sprouted Spelt or Sprouted Wheat Flour
  • 1/4 c Sucanat
  • 1/4 c cocoa powder
  • 2 tsp baking soda
  • 2 tbsp cold butter
  • 3 whole eggs
  • 7 egg yolks

Instructions
 

  • Whisk together:  1 3/4 c.  Summers Sprouted Spelt or Sprouted Wheat Flour, 1/4 c. Sucanat ,  1/4 c. cocoa powder , 2 tsp. baking soda
  • Cut in:  2 Tbsp. cold butter
  •  Beat until mixed well:  3 whole eggs, 7 egg yolks
  • Mix and knead into flour until stiff dough is even throughout. 
  • Cover dough with plastic wrap and chill for 1/2 hour.
  • Divide into 8 parts
  • Roll in balls, then pat and roll into 4 inch circles on a bread board sprinkled with cocoa. Trim circles so they are exact.
  • Place on greased cookie sheet.
  • Bake at 375 for 18 minutes.
  • Put any sweet and stiff icing or fruit spread between 2 ‘cookies’.
    Variation: Roll dough thin like crackers and either cut in squares or use cookie cutter to make shapes. Bake 3-5 minutes less. Eat as wafer cookies or make sandwich-like cookies with icing.