The torrija de leche is the sweet par excellence of Lent and Easter, although every time we eat it for a longer time. We like it so much that it was a matter of time before we tried to do it in the air fryer, the fashionable appliance.
Go ahead, the result is not the same as when we fry the torrijas in very hot oil: frying creates a film with the egg that allows the interior of the torrijas to heat up quickly, which, when done well, has a super creamy texture.
In the air fryer, the result is necessarily a little drier, but if you control the times well, there are some torrijas that are still juicy they are made with less staining and require only a few drops of oil. If we are looking for lighter French toast, this seems like a better alternative (and more similar to the original) than grilled or baked French toast.
To make French toast in the oil fryer, we must follow the conventional French toast recipe until the moment we should fry them. For it, Heat the milk in a saucepan with the sugar, a cinnamon stick and a little lemon peel. When it starts to boil, remove it from the heat, cover and wait for it to cool before soaking the slices of bread, otherwise they will soften too much.
In a fountain, we leave the bread soaked in milk for an hour or until all the milk is absorbed and no traces are visible. Beat the egg in a deep bowl, pass the slices of bread on both sides, and arrange as many French toasts as fit without overlapping in the basket of our air fryer, on parchment paper that we will have spread with a little oil (which will make it easier to give them the turn). We put a few drops of oil on top.
We cook the torrijas during 10 minutes at 200ºCturning them over halfway through cooking. For my taste they are richer if they are still served a little hot.
With what to accompany the torrijas in air fryer
Torrijas are a forceful dessert or snack, which do not need more additions than a coffee with milk or a glass of sweet wine. I am not a big fan of increasing the sweetness of French toast by dipping them in more sugar or honey syrup (which is usually used to hide dry French toast), but it is a matter of taste.
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