Sweet Gachas for All Saints' Day

Name: Sweet Gachas for All Saints' Day
Total time: 900 s
Yield: Serves 3 servings
Ingredients: 4 1/4 cups milk (about 1 liter; I use skim); 1 stick cinnamon; 1 vanilla bean; Peel of 1 lemon; Sugar to taste (or liquid sweetener); 4 tablespoons all-purpose flour (about 32 grams); 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil (about 45 ml); 1 slice day-old bread

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My mother and aunt used to make these gachas on All Saints' Day, November 1st. The house would fill with the aroma of cinnamon and toasted flour, and it became a symbol of the holiday. This was a time before bakeries sold buñuelos and huesos de santo, when family culinary traditions were stronger. Many of you may know this recipe, but I was craving something sweet and quick, so I decided to make them this afternoon.

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Nací en Jaén pero llevo ya 30 años en Madrid (España)

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Ingredients

15 minutes

Serves 3 servings

4 1/4 cupsmilk (about 1 liter; I use skim)
1 stickcinnamon
1vanilla bean
Peel of 1 lemon
Sugar to taste (or liquid sweetener)
4 tablespoonsall-purpose flour (about 32 grams)
3 tablespoonsextra virgin olive oil (about 45 ml)
1 sliceday-old bread

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Steps

15 minutes

1

Pour the olive oil into a skillet and fry the slice of bread, cut into small cubes, until golden. Set the bread aside. Add the flour to the skillet and stir constantly until it is toasted. Remove from heat and let cool.
2

While the flour cools, bring the milk, lemon peel, cinnamon stick, and vanilla bean to a boil in a saucepan. As it heats, add 4 tablespoons of sugar (or to taste).
3

After a few minutes, gradually pour the boiling milk into the skillet with the flour, stirring constantly. To avoid lumps, you can blend the mixture with an immersion blender.
4

Remove from heat when the mixture reaches your desired thickness. Pour into shallow dessert plates or bowls and top with the fried bread cubes.
5

Sprinkle ground cinnamon over the gachas and let cool.