Torrijas

I was feeling a little bit homesick after a friend promised me torrijas but then forgot to bring them along. So I made my own.

Ingredients

• Loaf of bread (± 400 grams), ends cut & sliced in 2 cm slices
• 600 ml milk
• 1 stick cinnamon
• 60 gr sugar
• 2-3 eggs
• Sunflower oil
• Cinnamon sugar (30 gr sugar + 1-2 tsp ground cinnamon, to taste)

Instructions

1. Add milk, sugar & cinnamon stick to a saucepan, and heat over medium heat until just starts to simmer. Remove from heat and let cool slightly. (Optional: transfer to a shallow dish)
2. In a shallow dish, whisk eggs until frothy.
3. Heat 1 tsp of oil in a non-stick pan, over medium heat.
4. Soak bread lightly in the milk, transfer to egg and coat, then fry on both sides until golden.
5. Remove torrija from pan to a dish, and sprinkle with 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon sugar.
6. Repeat until bread / milk / egg are used up.

Best enjoyed warm