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This popular Spanish torrijas recipe has gotten me my fair share of compliments throughout the years! There may be as many torrijas recipes as people in Spain, but this one is a keeper. A typical Spanish Easter recipe: torrijas de leche, miel, y canela. You can have Spanish torrija cake using 9 ingredients and 2 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Spanish torrija cake

Prepare 2 of Greek yogurts.
You need 3 of Eggs.
You need 80 g of Melted butter.
It's 4 Cups of milk.
You need 2 Cups of Flour (I use Gluten free).
You need 80 g of sugar.
Prepare 2 Tbsp of instant yeast.
Prepare 1 Tbsp of Cinnamon powder.
Prepare 1 Tbsp of Vainilla essence.

I first heard about torrijas from a student I was teaching my first year in Spain. It's a cake of a famouse spanish dish called Torrija. Origin: Spain and other origins Torrijas is par excellence the Easter dessert of Spain. Torrijas are similar to French toast.

Spanish torrija cake step by step

First step is mix well the melted butter with the sugar and with the eggs adding them one by one. After we add the yogurts with the cinnamon and the vainilla essence. We mix everything well. We add the flour with the instant yeast in little steps, we add for one cup of flour two of milk, to can move and mix well the dough. Once everything is mix it well we put the dough on the mold..
With the oven previously heat at 200°C, we put to cook for 50 min at 180°C. Once it's finish let the cake get cold and reserve on the fridge for 4-6h. Enjoy it with the toppings that you want..

Miriam Garcia let's us in on the secrets to making perfect Spanish Easter Torrijas, the Iberian answer to French Toast. Text And Photos By Miriam Garcia. All relevant religious holidays in Spain have a reflection in the food. Spain was a strictly Catholic country for centuries with the liturgical periods tightly marking the habits, and with food rules that had to be obeyed. See great recipes for Spanish Rice (Paella), Spanish torrija cake too!