Double Layered Biscuits - Alfajores

Ingredients:

100 g/4 oz Butter

225 g/8 oz Sugar

1 Egg

2 Egg Yolks

1 teasp Vanilla Extract

2 teasp Grated Lemon Rind

150 g/+5 oz Cornflour

50 g/2 oz Plain Flour

1 teasp Baking Powder

1/4 teasp Salt

Cooking Instructions:

Preheat the oven to 180C, 350F, Gas Mark 4 and well butter 2 baking trays. In a large mixing bowl, cream together the butter and sugar and beat until pale and fluffy. Add the vanilla extract, egg and egg yolks, one at a time, beating well between each addition. In another bowl, mix together the lemon rind, cornstarch, flour, baking powder and salt then add to the egg mixture and beat well to thoroughly combine. Drop small spoonfuls of the mixture onto the prepared baking trays, spacing well apart, then bake for 15 minutes. Cool on wire trays then sandwich the biscuits together with (dulce de leche) Jam milk.

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