The Sweetest Tradition
Today we're going to prepare one of the most traditional recipes of Spanish cuisine for Holy Week: torrijas. But we're not going to make them the traditional way; instead, we're going to use the air fryer to cook them.
Cooking this dessert with our air fryer will bring several advantages, including:
- Zero oil load with consequent caloric savings.
- Considerable economic savings by not using oil in the recipe.
- Less cleaning work as the kitchen won't get dirty with splashes of fat.
Obviously, this is not a diet recipe because it's based on bread, milk, and sugar, but it doesn't hurt to avoid loading it with more calories by toasting them instead of frying.
You might think that the result won't be the same, and indeed, it's not. For me, it's much better because when frying torrijas in the traditional way, they soak up a lot of oil, and when eaten, they become quite heavy in the stomach.
Anyway, if you prefer to make them as the grandmothers used to, you just have to, after passing them through the fire, immerse them in a pan with plenty of hot oil.
It's important that the bread is not fresh that day. It's better if it's from the day before or if it's been a few days and has started to dry out. It's also important that the bread has a lot of crumb and that the crust is soft and thin. This way, it will soak up the flavored milk better, and the torrijas will be juicier and more flavorful.
If you're lactose intolerant, you can use lactose-free milk, but if you're lactose allergic, it's better to use a plant-based milk like oat milk or rice milk.
Note that cooking times are approximate. It's advisable that the first time you make them, you keep an eye on them so they don't burn or stay white. This dish is really easy to control as the browning point will indicate if they're cooked.
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Here are the ingredients:
6 slices of bread
2 cups of milk
1 cinnamon stick
1 lemon
1 or 2 fresh eggs
½ cup of sugar
Cinnamon powder
Enjoy your meal!
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