Fried Bread (Torrijas de Pan)

Ingredients

• 1 small loaf stale bread cut in
• 3 cups water
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• Milk
• % cup olive oil
• Salt
• 1 (3-inch) stick cinnamon
• l/2 as many eggs as bread slices
• l/z cup Malaga wine

Method

1. 1

   Dip slices one by one into milk to cover, remove at once and salt lightly.

2. 2

   Beat eggs to a froth and put 0.5 of mixture on one side of bread slices, using a wooden spoon.

3. 3

   Let stand 10 minutes, while they swell, then fry on egged side.

4. 4

   When nicely browned, turn, put remainder of egg on uncooked side, and fry.

5. 5

   Make a syrup with last 5 ingredients, remove cinnamon, and pour over bread.

Nutrition per serving

As published

This recipe was extracted from The European cookbook for American homes (from Italy, Spain, Portugal and France) (1936) by Brown, Cora Lovisa Brackett Mrs., page 77. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

% cup olive oil 2 green peppers Salt and pepper Mix vinegar and water. Cut bread in finger slices and toast. Dip quickly in thinned vinegar and drain. Have peppers roasted and skinned, then sliced. Fry onion, garlic, and peppers in oil, season, and push to one side of pan. Fry toast fingers on both sides in remaining oil, pile vegetables on top of them, and serve as a garnish with meat. Butter may be substituted for the oil. GAZPACHO Gazpacho is prepared as above, except that the bread, instead of being toasted, is merely crumbled, and fried in the oil, then mixed with the vegetables and thinned vinegar. FRIED BREAD WITH GARLIC (Pan Fritura con A jo) 2 garlic cloves, minced 3 tablespoons vinegar 3 tablespoons olive oil 3 tablespoons water 8 bread fingers 1 tablespoon granulated sugar % teaspoon minced parsley Fry garlic lightly in oil; add bread fingers and fry. Mix vinegar and water with sugar and reduce to thin syrup; add parsley and pour over the fried bread. FRIED BREAD (Torrijas de Pan) 1 small loaf stale bread cut in 3 cups water slices 1 cup granulated sugar Milk Vz cup olive oil Salt 1 (3-inch) stick cinnamon l/2 as many eggs as bread slices l/z cup Malaga wine

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