Dulce de Leche Solido? Help, please!!

[AKS613]

Hi everyone! My daughter went to Argentina and brought me home a slab of Dulce de Leche Solido. I'm not quite sure what to do with it, though. Do I shave into apple pie? Do I melt it? Does it melt? Do I cut into small chunks for cookies? Are you supposed to eat it plain? I don't want to waste it with a lot of trial and error, so before I do I thought I'd ask the most knowledgeable people I "know". 

Thanks in advance!

Edited December 20, 2022 by AKS613
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[heidih]

If you hack off a little bit is it chjewy like caramel candy?

[blue_dolphin]

I think it might be intended to be a fudgy candy, as @heidih suggested. 

I searched through the dulce de leche cookbook I have, Dulce de Leche: Recipes, Stories and Sweet Traditions (eG-friendly Amazon.com link), and it does not mention dulce de leche solido as an ingredient.  Some of the recipes call for a thicker confectionary version, dulce de leche repostero, and there's a recipe for that but it's still a thick spread, not a solid like your photos.

Hopefully, a truly knowledgeable person will come forth!

[AKS613]

Thank you so much for your responses. I haven't tasted it yet-still trying to diet before Xmas, lol. I think I am going to shave it into apple pie with a carrot peeler and see what happens.

[heidih]

Not to be a pil-bug but an M&M sized nibble would not break a cloric bank and might give you a better sense of its meltability and  elasticity - may not take to shaoving.  Gawd now I m wishing for a can of cow or goatt condensed milk in pantry to make regular dulce de leche. I love the flavor. 

[Tropicalsenior]

I remember seeing this when I was in Argentina but I didn't try any of it. It is a candy but is similar to what they call cajeta in other Latin countries. It is basically just a fudge from dulce de leche that has been cooked down to a solid form. It is very, very sweet. As Heidi said, you probably just want a piece the size of an M&M. That size package should last you quite a while. However, it is Christmas so you could cut it up and put it in your candy dishes. You might want to put a sign on the dish that you are not responsible for resulting dental work.

Edited December 20, 2022 by Tropicalsenior (log)

[AAQuesada]

sounds worth a shot in Apple pie! yum!