taste of andorra | torrejas

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.

Slice the bread into thick slices and lay them in a baking dish.

In a saucepan, add 3 tablespoons of sugar, a cinnamon stick, 0.5 tablespoons of cardamom seeds, and 1 teaspoon of lemon zest.

Pour in 1 quart of whole milk and simmer on medium heat, stirring occasionally until it begins to boil.

Once boiling, remove from heat and let cool for 5 minutes.

Strain the milk mixture over the bread slices and let soak for 30 minutes, flipping halfway through.

In a bowl, mix 3 tablespoons of sugar and 1 tablespoon of ground cinnamon to create cinnamon sugar.

Whisk together 2 eggs in a separate bowl.

Heat a large skillet and add butter.

Dip the soaked bread slices into the egg mixture and add them to the frying pan.

Fry the bread slices until golden brown, flipping as necessary.

Once cooked, transfer the bread to the cinnamon sugar and coat it.

Drizzle honey over the finished Torrejas before serving.

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