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AuthorPapeoByPepiCategorySweet Recipes

Torrijas, Easter, Spain

1 Bread Loaf-Bought the day before making the dish, and let go stale, and cut the bread into 1 inch (2.5cm) slightly diagonal slices

1 Liter of whole milk (about 4 cups)

6 tbsp Honey or Molasses (I used Molasses)

300 mg Sweet wine

100 g Sugar

Orange peel

2 Stick of cinnamon

4 Eggs

Frying oil

Arrange the slices of bread all in a shallow dish

In a saucepan, infuse the milk with the cinnamon peel.

Turn the heat off as soon as the milk starts to boil, and let it infuse for another 10 minutes.
Discard the cinnamon ,and the orange peel, and pour the milk over the bread. (You can also dip the bread in the milk individually)
Beat the eggs in a bowl

In a large frying pan, heat the oil
Carefully transfer the soaked slices of bread into the egg, and coat them well, and dip them into the hot oil
Fry them until brown
Take them out, and place them on a dish lined with a paper towel to remove the excess of oil.
Try not to pile them up.

To make the Wine Reduction

Combine wine, sugar, molasses or honey together in a saucepan; simmer over low heat, stirring occasionally, until sauce reduces, about 30 minutes.
If you are using the Thermomix to make the wine reduction:
***THERMOMIX: Add all the ingredients to the TMX bowl, make sure that you remove the measuring cup, and place the basket on top of the lid.
**THERMOMIX:Time:20Minutes/Temperature:Varoma/Speed:2
Place the Torrijas in a shallow dish, and cover them with the wine reduction.

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