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🇦🇷 Facturas Recipe (Argentinian Pastries) – Soft, Flaky & Bakery-Style

Facturas are one of Argentina’s most iconic breakfast pastries. If you walk into any panadería (bakery) in Buenos Aires, you’ll find trays full of medialunas, vigilantes, suspiros, libritos, cañoncitos, and many other sweet pastries—all grouped under the name facturas.

Soft, buttery, lightly sweet, and often filled with dulce de leche or pastry cream, these pastries are made to be enjoyed with coffee or mate. This recipe brings the authentic bakery-style experience straight to your home.

⭐ Why You’ll Love This Recipe

  • Soft, airy, homemade dough
  • Perfect for shaping into medialunas (mini croissants) or knots
  • Customizable with fillings like dulce de leche, pastry cream, or jam
  • Great for breakfast, brunch, or snacks
  • Freezer-friendly

🧈 Ingredients

For the Dough

  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup warm milk
  • 3 tbsp sugar
  • 2 ½ tsp active dry yeast
  • 1 egg
  • 4 tbsp unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • ½ tsp salt

For Glazing & Filling

  • 1 egg yolk (for brushing)
  • 2–3 tbsp sugar (for topping)
  • Dulce de leche or pastry cream (optional)

🥐 How to Make Facturas

1. Activate the Yeast

In a bowl, combine warm milk, sugar, and yeast. Mix gently and let rest for 10 minutes until frothy.

2. Prepare the Dough

Add the egg, softened butter, vanilla, and salt. Mix well. Gradually add the flour and knead until the dough comes together.

3. Knead the Dough

Knead by hand or mixer for 8–10 minutes, until smooth and elastic.

4. First Rise

Cover the bowl with a cloth and let the dough rise for 1 hour or until doubled.

5. Shape the Facturas

Divide the dough into small pieces (about 18–20). Shape into popular factura styles:

✔ Medialunas

Roll into a triangle and curl into a crescent.

✔ Vigilantes

Roll into long, slim fingers.

✔ Suspiros (Knots)

Twist a strip of dough and tie into a simple knot.

✔ Libritos

Fold layers like a small “book.”

6. Second Rise

Place shaped pastries on a tray. Cover and rise for 30 minutes.

7. Bake

Brush the tops with egg yolk and sprinkle with sugar.
Bake at 350°F (180°C) for 15–20 minutes or until golden.

8. Add Fillings (Optional)

When slightly warm, pipe dulce de leche or pastry cream into the center of some pastries.

💡 Expert Tips

  • Use warm—not hot—milk to activate the yeast properly.
  • Don't over-bake; facturas should stay soft and lightly golden.
  • Chill the dough for 10 minutes if it becomes too sticky for shaping.
  • For extra flavor, add a teaspoon of lemon zest.

🧁 Popular Filling Ideas

  • Dulce de leche
  • Pastry cream
  • Strawberry jam
  • Guava paste
  • Vanilla glaze

🧊 Storage & Freezing

Room Temperature

Store in an airtight container for 2 days.

Refrigerator

Up to 5 days, reheat before serving.

Freezer

Freeze unbaked shapes for up to 2 months.
Thaw, rise 30 minutes, and bake as usual.

❓ FAQs

1. What exactly are facturas?

Facturas are Argentinian sweet pastries, often served at breakfast with coffee or mate.

2. Are medialunas part of facturas?

Yes! Medialunas are one of the most popular types of facturas.

3. Can I make facturas without eggs?

Yes, substitute 3 tbsp milk for the egg.

4. Why are my facturas dense?

This happens if

  • the dough wasn’t kneaded long enough,
  • yeast wasn’t activated properly, or
  • the dough didn’t rise fully.

5. Can I fill them before baking?

Yes! Dulce de leche and pastry cream both work beautifully inside or on top.

🔗 Similar Recipes : 

  • Medialunas Recipe
  • Bizcochos Criollos
  • Dulce de Leche Pastries
  • Churros with Dulce de Leche
  • Pan de Leche (Milk Bread Rolls)

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