Torrijas Castellanas

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup milk
• 1 cup heavy cream
• salt, a pinch
• 1/4 cup ground cinnamon (not a mistake)
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 4 slices brioche bread (thick slices)
• 8 tablespoons butter (not a mistake)
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

Recipe

• 1 in a wide shallow bowl, combine the eggs, milk, cream, and salt.
• 2 combine the cinnamon and sugar on a plate.
• 3 soak a piece or two of bread in the egg mixture (do not crowd) while you put the butter and oil in a large skillet over med-high heat.
• 4 turn the bread in the egg mixture so it soaks well; when the butter melts and its foam subsides, add the soaked bread, again without crowding (will probably have to cook bread in batches).
• 5 brown the bread nicely on both sides, for a total of 6-10 minutes, then transfer each piece in turn to the cinnamon sugar mixture; turn to coat both sides evenly and serve hot.