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Fried Milk Recipe (Spanish Leche Frita Dessert)

Prep Time30 minutes
WORK TIME30 minutes
Cuisine: Spanish
Servings: 12 yields

Ingredients

  • 4 cups 960ml Milk, divided
  • 1 Cinnamon stick
  • Lemon peel from 1 small lemon
  • ½ cup 100g Sugar
  • ⅔ cup 85g Cornstarch
  • pinch Salt
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract

For coating and frying:

  • 2 Eggs
  • ½ cup 65g Flour
  • ½ teaspoon Cinnamon powder
  • ½ cup 100g sugar
  • oil for frying

Instructions

  • DIRECTIONS
    1. Place 3 cups of milk, sugar, cinnamon stick, and lemon peel and pinch of salt in a saucepan and bring to a simmer over low heat.
    2. Meanwhile in a bowl, whisk cornstarch with the remaining 1 cup of milk. Whisk until smooth.
    3. Remove cinnamon stick and lemon peel from the hot milk. Pour the cornstarch mixture to the hot milk and heat over low-medium heat, stirring constantly, until thickens. Remove from heat, stir in vanilla extract.
    4. Pour the mixture into a pan lined with parchment paper. Cover with plastic wrap, let cool to room temperature, then refrigerate for at least 4 hours.
    5. When chilled, cut into squares.
    6. Prepare the coating: in one bowl beat 2 eggs, in the second bowl put flour, in the second plate/bowl mix sugar and cinnamon.
    7. Coat milk squares in flour, then dip in beaten eggs.
    8. Fry in hot oil for about 1-2 minutes on each side, until golden.
    9. Transfer to a paper towel to drain, then coat with sugar-cinnamon mixture. Serve warm!
    Notes:
    • To make the custard more flavorful you can add orange peel and other spices.
    • Suggested to serve with ice cream.

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