leche frita
set milk flavoured w/ cinnamon, cardamom & orange topped w/ cinnamon sugar & shallow fried - classic Spanish Easter dessert known as Leche Frita.
IngredientsMakes: 1200g (24)
| 800g | skimmed milk | ||
| 150g | sugar | ||
| 4g | (1) | cinnamon stick | |
| 2g | (4) | cardamom pods | |
| 200g | skimmed milk | ||
| 50g | cornflour | ||
| 50g | plain flour | ||
| 4g | orange essence | ||
| 60g | flour | ||
| 102g | eggs | ||
| 94g | veg oil | ||
| 66g | cinnamon sugar | (recipe below) |
Method
| Makes 24 6x3x2cm pieces using 1L of milk. |
| Set in tray 24cm x 18cm - smallish deep sided baking tray. The flour, eggs & oil quantities are what used up by the recipe - you'll need 3 eggs, enough flour to properly coat the set milk pieces & enough oil to fill your pan to half an inch / 1.5 cm. |
Making the Set Milk . . . |
| Add the 800g of milk, sugar, cinnamon stick & crushed cardamom pods to a sauce pan, bring to the boil, stirring as you go to dissolve te sugar. |
| Leave to simmer for 5 minutes, then turn the heat off and leave to infuse for 15-20mins. |
| While that infuses mix the plain flour & corn flour into the remaining milk, whisking until there are no lumps. |
| After the hot milk has finished infusing pour it in through a sieve to remove the spices. |
| Return the milk mix to the pot on a medium high heat and whisk until it starts to thicken. |
| When it starts it will thicken quickly, whisk vigorously drawing the more liquid parts into the centre. |
| Continue whisking until the flour has cooked out and the mix is thick and smooth. |
| Take off the heat and let it cool with a lid on for 20mins. |
| Whisk in the orange essence at the last minute just before you pour it into the mould so is doesn't all evaporate. |
| Turn out into a cling film lined rectangular high sided dish 24cm x 18cm, and lay cling film over the top to stop a skin forming. |
| Leave to set for at least 4 hours preferably in the fridge overnight. Frying the Set Milk goodness . . . |
| Turn out the set rectangle onto a cutting board, remove the cling film & cut into 12 squares - 4x3. |
| Cut each square in half. |
| Roll each piece in flour then whisked egg, and then shallow fry on a medium heat - not too hot or you'll get a super bubbly thing going on - soaks up loads of oil! - not good : / |
| Remove them once golden to some paper towel to drain excess oil. |
| Dust w/ cinnamon sugar & serve warm or cold - both gorgeous! |
cinnamon sugar
IngredientsMakes: 138g (1)
| 4g | cinnamon | ||
| 134g | sugar |
Method
| Mix thoroughly and used to toss donuts or churros in! |
| Or dust into cinnamon swirls, you know, stuff like that! |
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| If you are in Hereford check out Growing Local on facebook/meta they currently have all sorts in stock grown right here in Hereford using organic practices! Sign up for veg box here. Also Mexican Big Eat event at the Kindle centre on the Belmont roundabout is on the 22nd March |
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