Torrijas with honey: recipe for Christmas and Easter

Do you want to learn how to make delicious and traditional torrijas with honey? Do not miss this recipe as popular as it is classic, ideal for Easter and Christmas.

There is no doubt that torrijas with honey have become a traditional dessert as popular as it is classic, whose tradition dates back even a few centuries. In fact, it is common to remember how, when we were little, our grandmothers or our mother prepared them and the aroma of cinnamon and lemon filled the kitchen and the rest of the house. Isn’t it a wonderful aroma, almost magical and of course unforgettable?

The truth is that with the arrival of autumn, winter, cold and finally Christmas, there are many people who enjoy making delicious torrijas with honey, a dessert whose recipe can even be ideal for this Christmas, in addition to other desserts typical such as Jijona nougat, which you can also easily make at home.

As far as torrijas are concerned, and particularly  torrijas with honey, the truth is that we are facing an extremely special dessert, because it combines the benefits and properties of honey with the nutritional virtues of bread (both sliced ​​and of bar).

There is no doubt that we are facing a traditional recipe that is popularly made for the celebration of Holy Week. Although it is true that they are also common not only during Christmas, but can be enjoyed and made even at any time of the year.

Its preparation is really simple, and although it is a dessert with some calories, it is a nutritious dessert full of health benefits.

How to make pancakes with honey:

Ingredients needed to cook torrijas with honey

• Milk.
• 8 tablespoons of condensed milk.
• 1 egg.
• Pieces of lemon peel.
• 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon powder.
• 1 teaspoon of anise (matalahúva)
• Slices of sliced ​​bread (or bread from the day before).
• Honey.
• Sunflower oil.

Steps to follow to cook and make French toast with honey:

The truth is that the preparation of the torrijas with honey is really simple steps, which have absolutely no science, except patience and, simply, do it with a lot of love.

First of all we must soak the slices of sliced ​​bread in milk (where we will have the cinnamon, the anise and the pieces of lemon peel), until it is absorbed by it.

Then pass them through beaten egg and fry them in hot oil. A good choice is to serve them sprinkled with honey.

Nutritional information of torrijas with honey