Serve them cold, with cream.TORRIJAS
The Spanish version of a sweet
well known in most European
countries, and designed for using
up stale bread. In France it is
called pain perdu.
First prepare a syrup of ¼ lb of
sugar, a coffeecupful of water, a
small piece of lemon peel, a pinch
of cinnamon, all cooked together
for 10 minutes or so. When the
syrup has cooled add a small glass
of sweet white wine or sherry.
Cut 8 to 10 o slices of white
bread, about ¼ inch thick. Soak