Torijas with Orange Honey Syrup #SundayFunday

This Spanish Style French Toast is soaked in milk and cream flavored with orange and cinnamon, then dipped in egg and fried before being topped with an Orange Honey Syrup.  Perfect for Spring Brunch or as the start to your Cinco de Mayo Fiesta.

The Sunday Funday Bloggers are sharing Spring Brunch Recipes today.

Stacy is hosting this month and invited us to join her in celebrating Spring.  We have lots of holidays coming up, Cinco de Mayo, Mother's Day, Memorial Day and Brunch is the perfect way to celebrate.

Let's see what everyone brought to the party.......

• Baked Garlic Cheese Grits from Palatable Pastime
• Breakfast Tarts from Mayuri's Jikoni
• Lobster Bruschetta from Food Lust People Love
• Strawberry Rhubarb Muffins from Amy's Cooking Adventures
• Stuffed Potato Masala Idli with Pumpkin Sambar from Sneha's Recipe
• Torijas with Honey Orange Syrup from A Day in the Life on the Farm

This dish adds a couple of steps to the French Toast that I usually make.  You start off by steeping milk and cream with orange peel and cinnamon stick.  Let it cool a bit and then pour it over thick slices of baguette and let it soak in.  Then you fry it in olive oil instead of butter as I usually would.  Meanwhile you make a simple syrup flavored with fresh squeezed orange juice and honey to pour over the Torijas before serving.

I used Cara Cara oranges for this dish.  I LOVE them but any oranges will do.  The recipe I am sharing makes 6 slices and can easily be doubled or trebled for feeding a crowd.  I would allow for 2-3 per person if it is the only entree and 1-2 per person if part of a buffet with additional entrees.

Breakfast, Brunch, Baguette, French Toast,

Breakfast, Brunch

Spanish

Yield: 2-3 servings

Author: Wendy Klik

Torijos

This Spanish Style French Toast is soaked in milk and cream flavored with orange and cinnamon, then dipped in egg and fried before being topped with an Orange Honey Syrup.

Prep time: 5 MinCook time: 10 MinInactive time: 15 HourTotal time: 15 H & 15 M

Ingredients

Torijas

• 1 baguette, cut into 6 slices (1 1/2" thick)
• 1/2 c. 2% milk
• 1/2 c. heavy cream
• 5 T. sugar
• 1 strip orange peel
• 1/2 cinnamon stick
• small pinch of salt
• 2 eggs
• 2 egg yolks
• olive oil for frying

Orange Honey Syrup

• 1/2 c. sugar
• 6 T. honey
• juice of one orange
• 1/4 c. water

Instructions

Torijas

1. Place the baguette slices onto a rimmed baking sheet. Set aside.
2. Place the milk, cream, sugar, orange peel, cinnamon stick and salt into a small pot and bring to a low boil. Remove from heat and let cool slightly.
3. Whisk together the eggs and yolk in a shallow bowl.
4. Pour the milk mixture over the baguette slices and let soak for 5 minutes. Flip over and let soak until no liquid is left on baking pan, another couple of minutes.
5. Coat the bottom of a skillet with olive oil and place over medium heat.
6. Dip the baguette slices into the egg on each side and place into the skillet once the oil is shimmering.
7. Cook until golden brown, 3-4 minutes, flip and cook the other side for a few minutes.
8. Remove to a serving platter and drizzle with the Orange Honey Syrup.

Orange Honey Syrup

1. Place the sugar, honey, water and half of the orange juice into a small skillet over med high heat.
2. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to a simmer and cook until slightly thickened, about 10 minutes.
3. Remove from heat and stir in remaining orange juice.
4. Cool slightly before serving with Torijas

Notes

Adapted from a recipe found in Cuisine at Home, Issue #154

Nutrition Facts

Calories

1254.46

Fat (grams)

42.33 g

Sat. Fat (grams)

19.18 g

Carbs (grams)

201.28 g

Fiber (grams)

3.37 g

Net carbs

197.9 g

Sugar (grams)

144.96 g

Protein (grams)

24.35 g

Sodium (milligrams)

912.16 mg

Cholesterol (grams)

430.03 mg

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