Traditional Dishes: How to Prepare Alfajores de Maicena

A step-by-step recipe for one of the most popular alfajores.

Alfajor de maizena (2021-02-05/2021-02-05) by Juan Pablo LanciottiGustar

The Most Popular and the Most Simple

Alfajores de maicena stand out in the long Argentinean tradition of alfajores, which goes back to the times of Spanish colonization. Alfajores come from Arabic culinary tradition and became popular in South America through Spanish immigration.

Preparando Alfajores (2021-03-08/2021-03-10) by Pablo ValdaGustar

Preparando Alfajores (2021-03-08/2021-03-10) by Pablo ValdaGustar

In Argentina, alfajores have become a national passion, with a huge variety of flavors and styles and different characteristics in each province. And alfajores de maicena are without a doubt the most popular and easiest to prepare. 

Preparando Alfajores (2021-03-08/2021-03-10) by Pablo ValdaGustar

Their pastry, made with corn starch, gives them a lightness that perfectly counteracts the most popular Argentinean sweet filling: dulce de leche. 

Argentino, Colonia Suiza, San Carlos de Bariloche (2021-02-08/2021-02-11) by Diego TorchiaGustar

Preparando Alfajores (2021-03-08/2021-03-10) by Pablo ValdaGustar

Their pairing with grated coconut distinguishes them from other alfajores and rounds off the unique flavor of this delicacy. 

Preparando Alfajores (2021-03-08/2021-03-10) by Pablo ValdaGustar

Preparando Alfajores (2021-03-08/2021-03-10) by Pablo ValdaGustar

Step by step

The step-by-step recipe and ingredients needed to prepare typical alfajores de maicena are shown below.

Receta alfajores de maicenaGustar

Preparando Alfajores (2021-03-08/2021-03-10) by Pablo ValdaGustar

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