Torrejas Recipe: A Delicious Twist on French Toast

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.

Preheat the oven to 250⁰F. Place a cooking wire rack inside an 18-by-13-inch sheet pan; set aside.

Slice the bread into 3/4-inch thick slices and set aside.

In a medium bowl, combine evaporated milk, eggs, vanilla extract, nutmeg, cinnamon, and brown sugar. Whisk until the mixture is somewhat homogenous, about 1 minute. Pour into a shallow dish.

Place a few slices of the bread in the custard mixture and let it soak, occasionally flipping until saturated but not falling apart, about 1 to 2 minutes, depending on how moist you like your French toast (try not to over-saturate).

Heat 1-1/2 tablespoons avocado oil and 1-1/2 tablespoons of unsalted butter in a very large saute pan over medium heat; swirl the melted butter around the pan; when it starts to get golden brown, it's ready for the bread. Add the soaked bread and cook for 3 to 4 minutes on each side until nicely browned.

Place the cooked French toast on a sheet pan and keep it warm in the oven. Fry the remaining soaked bread slices, adding unsalted butter and avocado oil as needed until it's all cooked. Serve hot with maple syrup, fruit preserves, and/or confectioners' sugar.

In a small saucepan, combine the brown sugar, butter, salt, corn syrup, and water and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer, constantly stirring, until the brown sugar has completely dissolved and the syrup is thick, about 6 to 8 minutes (it will thicken more as it cools). Remove from heat, add the vanilla extract.

Let cool completely. Transfer the syrup to an airtight container for storage. The syrup can be refrigerated for up to 1 month. To reheat, microwave in 10 to 15-second intervals, stirring in between until hot.

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