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Alfajores

The students of Spanish 4 enjoyed "alfajores" in class. This is a traditional cookie from Uruguay... A lot of the students asked for the recipe, so here it is...

6.5 oz butter
8 oz sugar
6 yolks
1 lime (grate the skin)
13 oz flour
7 oz corn starch
2 tsps yeast

Filling: "dulce de leche"

Shredded coconut for decoration.

Mix the ingredients, spread and cut the cookies in small circles. Spread oil in a cookie sheet and put the cookies on it. Put it in the oven until they are golden brown. (350 degrees)

Put the filling between 2 cookies when they are cold. Roll the cookie on the coconut.
Enjoy!

¡Hola!

Bueno, aquí vamos en una nueva era de tecnología. I am very excited to get things going with the Spanish classes. Because of the great resources available out there, I have been able to create great activities for students in which they get the chance to practice pronunciation without feeling self-conscious around their classmates. Twitter has been a great help, and I have even been able to get late homework turned in via facebook. We are starting a collaboration project with Brazil and that should be exciting. Students will be sending and receiving e-mails from peers in a private school in the south of Brazil.
Check back for  more information and hopefully some lively discussions with the students.

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