How To Make Gluten Free Vegan Alfajores with Vegan Dulce de Leche

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil provides a dairy-free option with a similar texture.

dulce de leche

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: caramel sauce

Honey offers a natural sweetness, while caramel sauce is more accessible.

Add 1 cup of brown rice flour, 1/3 cup of oat flour, 1/2 cup of granulated sugar, and 1 cup of cornstarch into a mixing bowl and mix well.

Add 1/2 cup of applesauce as an egg substitute and 1/2 cup of coconut oil to the dry ingredients.

Add 1/2 teaspoon of lemon zest and 1 teaspoon of lemon juice to the mixture and whisk all ingredients together.

Add 1/4 teaspoon of salt, 1/3 cup of your favorite plant-based milk, and 1/4 teaspoon of baking soda to the mixture and whisk until combined.

Refrigerate the dough for 1 hour, covering it with a lid.

To make dulce de leche, cut 115 grams of brown sugar and add it to a pot with 1/3 cup of cold water, cooking over medium to low heat until it melts.

Add 320 grams of sweet condensed milk to the pot and turn off the heat, letting it cool for 15 minutes before transferring it to a mason jar.

Flour the surface and roll out the dough, using a mason jar lid as a cookie cutter to cut out circles.

Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C).

Place 12 cookies on a baking sheet and another 12 on a pan greased with coconut oil.

Bake the cookies for 12 minutes and then let them cool for 15 minutes.

Spread dulce de leche on one cookie and sandwich it with another cookie to form alfajores.

Sprinkle powdered sugar on top of the alfajores before serving.

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