Breakfast for 6

Milk-Soaked Torrejas

Name: Milk-Soaked Torrejas
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Latin American
Ingredients: 1 loaf slightly stale french bread; 2 strips orange peel; 1 strip lemon peel; 1 2/3 cups whole milk; 3/4 tsp vanilla extract; 4 large eggs; vegetable oil for frying (optional); cinnamon sugar for serving (optional)

Slightly stale bread absorbs vanilla citrus milk, cooks in beaten eggs, and finishes with optional cinnamon sugar.

$0.49per serving $

30 minstart to table

6servings

Latin American Vegetarian Budget Breakfasts

Ingredients

1 loaf slightly stale french bread
2 strips orange peel
1 strip lemon peel
1 2/3 cups whole milk
3/4 tsp vanilla extract
4 large eggs
vegetable oil for frying (optional)
cinnamon sugar for serving (optional)

Steps

Simmer the milk, orange peel, lemon peel, and vanilla in a medium saucepan for 5 minutes, then cool for 5 minutes.
Cut the bread into thick slices and soak each piece in the milk for 1 minute per side.
Beat the eggs in a wide bowl and coat each soaked slice.
Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat and cook the slices for 2 to 3 minutes per side.
Sprinkle the torrejas with cinnamon sugar before serving.

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