World Flavors Cookbook

Torrijas

Name: Torrijas
Cook time: 20 min
Cuisine: Spain
Ingredients: 8 thick slices stale bread (a day-old barra); 500ml whole milk; 150ml sweet white wine; 2 eggs, beaten; Oil for frying; Honey or cinnamon sugar to serve

Spain's Holy Week French toast — bread soaked in sweet wine-milk, battered, fried, and drenched in honey or cinnamon sugar.

Cuisine: Spain

Ingredients

8 thick slices stale bread (a day-old barra)
500ml whole milk
150ml sweet white wine
2 eggs, beaten
Oil for frying
Honey or cinnamon sugar to serve

Instructions

Mix milk and wine. Soak bread slices 15-20 minutes until absorbed.
Dip soaked bread in beaten egg.
Fry in hot oil until deeply golden on both sides.
Drain on paper towels.
Drizzle with honey or roll in cinnamon sugar while hot.