Torrijas (Spanish French toast)

Ingredients for 0

• 1 medium sized soft crumb baguette (aged 2 days)

• 3 eggs

• 200 mL milk

• 200g sugar

• 200 mL water

• Lemon peel (one lemon properly scrubbed and clean)

• 1 cinnamon stick

Directions

• Step 1

  In a pot simmer for 5 minutes the water with the lemon peel, the cinnamon stick and half the sugar.

• Step 2

  Allow to cool with the lemon peel and cinnamon. Separate the liquid.

• Step 3

  Using the same cinnamon and lemon peel, add the milk, the other half of the sugar and simmer for 5 minutes. Allow to cool and remove both cinnamon and lemon peels.

• Step 4

  Slice the bread (should yield about 9-10 slices, 15-20 mm each).

• Step 5

  Soak half of the slices in the cold milk and the other half in the sigar&lemin sirup. Flip the slices and allow the other side to soak adequately. Should take about 30'.

• Step 6

  Mix the eggs in a flat tray. Gently, remove the soaked bread and wet both sides of each slice with the mixed eggs.

• Step 7

  In two sous vide bags, condition the two sets of torrijas (one for the milk ones and another for the sugar&lemon sirup). Sous vide for 1h 15min @64C.

• Finishing Steps

• Step 0

  Heat a skillet with a teaspoon of butter and gently fry your torrijas till golden brown. Serve warm, sprinkled with sugar and cinnamon

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