Gluten Free Alfajores

I was asked by the Celiaco's (celiac's) of South America to adapt recipes for some of their favorite treats.

Alfajores are a sandwich cookie with origins from Moorish Spain, they are very popular in South America.A simple short bread cookie with a "Dulce de Leche" Carmel filling. Through out South America there are varieties to each region. Some are plain some after being filled with carmel are then dusted with powdered sugar or the ends rolled in coconut.





Alfajaores

1 13.4 oz. can La Lechera Dulce de Leche

3-1/2 cups Rice Flour
1/2 cup Tapioca Flour
1/2 cup Sweet Rice Flour
1/2 Teaspoon Baking Soda
3 Teaspoons Baking powder
1/4 Teaspoon Xantham Gum
1-1/2 teaspoon Cinnamon


1 Cup softened butter
1/2 Cup Superfine Sugar
3 Eggs
2/3 cup of Cream
1/4 Teaspoon Almond Extract


Sift together all dry ingredients.

Beat butter, sugar and Almond extract til light and fluffy.
Add 1/2 of the dry ingredients and blend well add 1/3 a cup of cream and stior well add remaining fl;our and cream blend dough.

Roll out on wax paper or parchment dusted with rice flour til 1/4 thick.
Cut into circles and bake 10-15 minutes till done.

Cool and top 1 cookie with Dulce con Leche top with another cookie.