Mexican French Toast | Torrejas Recipe | Breakfast Recipes | Healthy Snacks | Bread Recipe

bread

🥗Healthier: whole grain bread

💰Cheaper: stale bread

Whole grain bread offers more nutrients, while stale bread reduces waste.

milk

🥗Healthier: almond milk

💰Cheaper: evaporated milk

Almond milk is lower in calories, while evaporated milk is often cheaper.

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Honey is a natural sweetener, while brown sugar is often less expensive.

In a saucepan, add 1/2 cup brown sugar and 1/2 cup water, and mix it in.

Add 1 piece of cinnamon stick, a few peppercorns, and 1/4 teaspoon of nutmeg powder to the saucepan and mix everything.

Add 1/4 cup of white granulated sugar to the mixture and let it simmer for a few minutes until the syrup thickens.

Once thickened and lightly sticky, turn off the stove and set the syrup aside.

In a bowl, add 2 cups of boiled and cooled milk and 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla essence, then mix and set aside.

Separate 4 large eggs into whites and yolks in two separate bowls.

Add a pinch of salt to the egg whites and whisk them using an electric whisk until soft peaks form.

Add the egg yolks to the whisked egg whites and continue whisking until fluffy.

On a wide plate, pour the vanilla milk mixture.

Take one slice of thick bakery bread, dip it in the vanilla milk, coating both sides.

Carefully place the coated bread slice into the egg mixture, ensuring it is well coated.

Heat oil in a pan over medium heat for shallow frying.

Gently place the coated bread slice into the hot oil and fry until golden brown on both sides.

Remove the fried bread slices from the oil and keep them aside.

Strain the flavored sugar syrup before pouring it onto the fried bread slices.

Drizzle the syrup over the crispy Mexican style French toast and serve immediately.

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