Traditional torrijas with caramelized texture

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By Alicia tomero

Traditional torrijas with caramelized texture

Enjoy some torrijas with a traditional flavor and a crunchy texture. It's one of the most original desserts out there, and one that people love the most, so you can't miss it.

This dessert is made with bread, which will be soaked with a base of flavored milk and a little brandy. They are then breaded, but in this recipe we will add a crispy base of sugar and butter to give it another touch that you will like.

We have many versions of Torrijas in our recipe book; just take a look and choose the one you like best. We suggest you try it for Easter. Torrijas with condensed milk and rum, French toast with cream o Custard French toast, renewing the Easter sweets

Traditional torrijas with caramelized texture

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Sweet and exquisite torrijas with a crunchy, caramelized finish.

Traditional torrijas with caramelized texture
  • Alicia tomero
  • Kitchen: Spanish, International
  • Recipe type: dessert
  • Calories: 465
  • Rations: 8
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Ingredients

  • 1 loaf of special bread for Torrijas
  • 1,5 l of whole milk
  • 3 eggs
  • 2 cinnamon sticks
  • the skin of a lemon
  • The skin of an orange
  • 350 g of sugar
  • 100 butter g
  • Some water

Preparation

  1. In a casserole we put heat the liter and a half of milk, along with 150g of sugar, the cinnamon stick, the lemon peel, and the orange peel. When it almost starts to boil, we remove it from the heat.

  2. We pour it into a large bowl, add the 3 eggs and stir well. We let the milk cool. We cut the sliced ​​loaf of bread into wide slices, about 2 centimeters thick.

  3. When the milk is warm We put the bread in the milk so that it soaks, about 5 minutes per side.

  4. When they are well soaked we can place them on a rack so that drain off the excess milk.

  5. In a pan add 4 tablespoons of sugar and two of water. We heat it and let it cook. Halfway through, we add a knob of butter and let it brown.

  6. At this point we place the slices of bread and we fry them on both sides. Thereby they will caramelizeWe take them out onto a plate.

  7. As the sugar and butter run out, we are adding more quantity so that the rest of the slices of bread can fry.

  8. We serve the torrijas warm and immediately to savor their crunchy texture.


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