Torrijas

Ingredientes

• 1 cup milk
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1 strip orange zest
• 2 tbsp sugar
• 6 slices baguette (more if thin, less if using larger-sliced bread, ideally a day or two old)
• 1 egg
• 1 tbsp olive oil (or more, as needed)
• 1 tbsp sugar
• 1/4 tsp cinnamon

Preparación

1. 1

   Warm the milk with the cinnamon, orange strip and sugar in a small pan over a medium-low heat. Stir now and then to dissolve the sugar and bring it to just about simmering, then turn off the heat. Let it sit a minute to infuse while you slice the bread.

2. 2

   Put the slices of bread in the bottom of a dish then pour over the warm milk. Leave it to absorb the milk, turning as needed.

3. 3

   Whisk the egg in a dish big enough to fit a piece of bread in.

4. 4

   Warm the oil in a medium-large skillet/frying pan over a medium-high heat. Gently press any excess milk out of the bread and then dip one slice at a time in the egg to coat then put into the pan. Fry up to 3 slices at a time, as fits, until golden brown on either side. Drain on kitchen paper once cooked to remove excess oil.

5. 5

   Stir together the sugar and cinnamon and sprinkle some over the cooked torrijas to serve.