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Leche Frita (Spanish Fried Milk Pudding)

Name: Leche Frita (Spanish Fried Milk Pudding)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Spain
Ingredients: milk 500 ml; sugar 100 g; cornstarch 60 g; egg yolks 4 pieces; lemon zest 3 g; ground cinnamon 3 g; eggs, beaten 2 pieces; all-purpose flour 60 g; breadcrumbs 80 g; vegetable oil for frying 500 ml; sugar for dusting 30 g

Custard squares coated in egg and breadcrumbs, fried and dusted with cinnamon sugar.

55 minutes · 6 servings · Moderate

Leche frita survives from convent kitchens, where milk was set into a firm custard, cut into squares and fried so that the outside caramelised while the middle stayed soft enough to tremble. Cinnamon and the crust that forms in the pan are most of its character. It is at its best served warm and just after frying, when the contrast between the two textures is sharpest.

Ingredients

milk500 ml
sugar100 g
cornstarch60 g
egg yolks4 pieces
lemon zest3 g
ground cinnamon3 g
eggs, beaten2 pieces
all-purpose flour60 g
breadcrumbs80 g
vegetable oil for frying500 ml
sugar for dusting30 g

Directions

1
Heat milk with sugar and lemon zest 5 minutes; whisk yolks and cornstarch; combine and cook until thick 6 minutes.
2
Pour into a tray; chill 4 hours.
3
Cut into 4 cm squares.
4
Coat squares in flour, egg, breadcrumbs.
5
Fry at 170C for 3 minutes until golden.
cubes are golden and crisp
6
Dust with sugar and cinnamon.

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