"Argentinian dessert : the alfajor" Argentina Local Custom Tip by ptitetoile

An alfajor is a classic Argentinean cake using dulce de leche. I loved it and ate them as dessert or for the tea-time!

I will look for similar thing in Belgium but I am not sure to find as good as this one!! Maybe should I try the recipe I found on Internet :

1 1/2 teaspoons butter, softened
1 1/2 cups flour
6 eggs, yolks and whites divided
1 tablespoon anise liquor
6 tablespoons sugar
Dulce de leche to taste

Preheat oven to 425°F.

Blend butter, flour, egg yolks, and anise into a dough.

Divide dough into 6 balls and flatten each to make a thin dough disk. Cook separated on a buttered cookie pan in a hot oven.

Cover one disk with as much dulce de leche as you want and put one on top of the other with dulce de leche between each one to make a tall cake.

Cover completely with a meringue made with the egg whites and sugar whipped into a firm foam. Put into a preheated 425° F oven to just slightly golden the meringue top, about 10 minutes.

Refrigerate and serve.