Reduced Sugar & Gluten Free Alfajors

Easy
Makes: 16 Yield
  • Long shelflife
  • Healthy
  • Quick & easy (production)
Here's an alfajor that more of your customers can love! This delicious gluten-free reduced-sugar version features decadent dark chocolate.
Here's an alfajor that more of your customers can love! This delicious gluten-free reduced-sugar version features decadent dark chocolate.
Shelf life:
7 days
Conservation:
Between 16°C - 18°C
Containing: 3 Components
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Gluten Free Brownie

Ingredients

Preparation

  1. Mix the butter and the maltitol in a food processor.
  2. Mix the eggs and the dark brown sugar, and place the mixture into the food processor.
  3. Add the melted chocolate – around 32-33°C (90-91°F).
  4. Mix the tapioca flour, rice flour and cocoa powder. Sift them into the food processor and mix again until all the ingredients are well combined.
  5. Pour 400 g (14 oz) into each of the frames and use an offset spatula to make sure the preparation is spread out evenly into the molds.
  6. Bake at 160°C (320°F) for 8 minutes. Once baked, let cool down and unmold.
  7. Measure squares of 5 cm (1.97”) and use a bicycle cutter to draw lines directly onto the brownies.
  8. Use a knife to cut the brownies into 5 cm (1.97”) squares following these same lines.
  9. Finally, separate all the squares, place them onto a metal tray lined with a silicone mat and leave at 18-20°C (64-68°F)

Tools

  • Whisk
  • Knife
  • Thermometer
  • Bowl(s)
  • Offset spatula
  • Mixing bowl (s)
  • Scale
  • Ruler (s)
  • Silicone mat
  • Metal Tray (s)
  • Food processor
  • Bicycle (5 or 6-wheel cutter)
  • 20 cm x 20 cm x 2 cm (7.9” X 7.9” X0.8”) frame
  • Spatula(s)
  • Sifter

Dark Chocolate Ganache

Ingredients

Preparation

  1. Heat the butter, the sorbitol and the cream to 40°C (104°F).
  2. Transfer the chocolate that has been previously melted to 35°C (95°F) into a tall recipient, pour the warm cream onto it and emulsify using an immersion blender.
  3. Let the ganache crystallize at 18-20°C (64-68°F) until it reaches a pipeable consistency.

Tools

  • Cooktop
  • Saucepan
  • Tall recipient
  • Thermometer
  • Immersion blender
  • Microwave
  • Bowl(s)
  • Spatula(s)

Assembly

Ingredients

Preparation

  1. Once the ganache has crystallized, transfer it into a piping bag, cut a small opening in the tip and pipe 3-4 mm (0.12-0.16”) of ganache onto half of the brownies. Cover the surface completely.
  2. Place the second half of the brownie on the ganache and press gently onto it to make sure the filling is evenly spread out between the two brownies.
  3. Then, use a dipping fork to dip the alfajores in pre-crystallized dark chocolate. Remove the excess chocolate using a spatula, cover one side with the almonds and delicately place the alfajores onto a plastic sheet.
  4. Let them crystallize fully at 18-20°C (64-68°F).

Tools

  • Metal Tray
  • Piping Bag
  • Scissors
  • Gloves
  • Mixing bowl (s)
  • Dipping fork
  • Plastic Sheets
  • Spatula(s)

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