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Alfajores de Maicena

Recipe provided by Austin Personal Chef: Carlos Crusco Ingredients: 7 oz. butter 7 oz. sugar 2-3 tbsp. Cognac, Brandy or even Cointreau will work 1 tsp. vanilla extract 1 lemon – zest only 1 whole egg 3 yolks 1.75 cups Maicena (corn starch) 5 oz. all-purpose flour (and more when kneading/forming the dough) 1 tsp.

Dulce de Leche

Recipe provided by Austin Personal Chef: Carlos Crusco Ingredients: 6 cans of sweetened condensed milk 1 tablespoon vanilla extract Directions Take the paper off the can so it does not melt away in the boiling water. Put the cans of condensed milk on top of a metal ring or dish towel in a deep heavy

Toasted Coconut

Recipe provided by Austin Personal Chef: Carlos Crusco   Ingredients: Shredded Coconut – 2 cups Directions: Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Spread coconut on a foil lined sheet pan. Bake, stirring occasionally, until just beginning to brown, about 10 minutes. Bake until you get the color you are looking for. Remove from oven, and let cool.