Torrijas

Name: Torrijas
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: Spanish
Ingredients: 4 slices thick white bread, a day old; 300ml whole milk; 1 cinnamon stick; 1 lemon, zest in strips; 2 eggs, beaten; 4 tbsp sunflower oil; 3 tbsp caster sugar; 1 tsp ground cinnamon

Milk soaked bread dipped in egg and fried, then rolled in cinnamon sugar.

Time30 mins
LevelEasy
Costabout £0.51 a head

Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.

4 servings

Ingredients

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4slices thick white breada day old
300 mlwhole milk
1cinnamon stick
1lemonzest in strips
2eggsbeaten
4 tbspsunflower oil
3 tbspcaster sugar
1 tspground cinnamon

Method

1
Warm the milk with the cinnamon stick, lemon zest and 1 tablespoon of sugar. Pour into a shallow dish and let cool slightly.
5 min
2
Soak each slice of bread for 1 minute on each side, until soaked but not falling apart.
3
Dip into the beaten egg to coat both sides.
4
Heat the oil in a frying pan and cook the slices for 2 to 3 minutes on each side until golden.
5 min
5
Mix the remaining sugar with the ground cinnamon and roll the hot torrijas in it. Serve warm.

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