Capirotada de Leche

Name: Capirotada de Leche
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: Serves 8 servings
Ingredients: 4 1/4 cups milk (1 liter); 1 stick cinnamon; 1 whole star anise; 1 can sweetened condensed milk; 1 can evaporated milk; 2 large Mexican sweet breads (picones) or 2 loaves of bread pudding; 3.5 oz raisins (100 grams); 3.5 oz walnuts (100 grams); 3.5 oz shredded coconut, optional (100 grams)

Mauricio De La Peña @cook_1808012

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Capirotada de Leche. A traditional Mexican dessert made with sweetened condensed milk.

Mauricio De La Peña @cook_1808012

mexico

Capirotada de Leche. A traditional Mexican dessert made with sweetened condensed milk.

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Ingredients

30 minutes

Serves 8 servings

4 1/4 cupsmilk (1 liter)
1 stickcinnamon
1whole star anise
1 cansweetened condensed milk
1 canevaporated milk
2large Mexican sweet breads (picones) or 2 loaves of bread pudding
3.5 ozraisins (100 grams)
3.5 ozwalnuts (100 grams)
3.5 ozshredded coconut, optional (100 grams)

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Steps

30 minutes

1

Bring the milk, cinnamon stick, and star anise to a boil. Once boiling, add the evaporated milk and sweetened condensed milk, stir to combine, then remove from heat.
2

Meanwhile, slice the sweet bread (picón) into thin pieces and toast them in a pan with butter until golden brown.
3

Once the bread is toasted, start arranging it in a bowl.
4

Layer the bread with raisins, walnuts, and a little shredded coconut, then pour some of the milk mixture over each layer.
5

Continue layering all the bread and milk mixture. Bake at 340°F (170°C) for about 20 minutes, just until golden. Ready to enjoy!
6

When serving, you can drizzle a little extra sweetened condensed milk on top.