Traditional Torrijas (Milk-Soaked French Toast)

Name: Traditional Torrijas (Milk-Soaked French Toast)
Total time: 3600 s
Yield: Serves 8 servings
Ingredients: 1 loaf day-old bread; 4 1/4 cups milk (1 liter); 4 eggs; Cinnamon stick and ground cinnamon; Peel of half a lemon and peel of half an orange; 1 1/2 cups sugar (300 grams); 4 1/4 cups sunflower oil (1 liter) for frying; Panela sugar

Maria Eugenia Vazquez Garrido @euge13321332

This is a traditional recipe passed down from our mothers, grandmothers, fathers, and grandfathers. I want to dedicate it to them, and thanks to them, these dishes are still on our tables. I hope they never disappear.

Maria Eugenia Vazquez Garrido @euge13321332

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Ingredients

1 hour

Serves 8 servings

1 loafday-old bread
4 1/4 cupsmilk (1 liter)
4eggs
Cinnamon stick and ground cinnamon
Peel of half a lemon and peel of half an orange
1 1/2 cupssugar (300 grams)
4 1/4 cupssunflower oil (1 liter) for frying
Panela sugar

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Steps

1 hour

1

Slice the bread into pieces about 3/4 inch thick.
2

In a pot, combine the milk, cinnamon stick, lemon peel, orange peel, and 1 cup sugar (200 grams).
3

Heat the milk mixture until it comes to a boil. This is important so the torrijas last longer and soak up the milk faster.
4

Soak the bread slices in the hot milk, then let them drain in a colander, saving any milk that drips off.
5

In a separate bowl, beat the eggs. Heat the oil in a frying pan. Prepare a plate with a mixture of sugar and ground cinnamon, and another plate lined with paper towels.
6

When the oil is hot, dip the soaked bread slices in the beaten eggs and fry them. Place them on the paper towels to drain, then coat them in the cinnamon-sugar mixture.
7

With the leftover milk and any remaining sugar from coating, make a syrup and pour it over the torrijas.