Name: Spanish Leche Frita Dessert (Fried Milk) recipe by Neha Paliwal at BetterButter
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 105 min
Total time: 125 min
Yield: 3
Ingredients: 1/2 cup cornflour; 1/2 cup granulated sugar; 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg powder; 3 cups milk; 1 tablespoon salted butter; 1/4 teaspoon lemon rind; 1 egg: well whisked; 3/4 cup bread crumbs; 2 tablespoon powdered sugar; vegetable oil for frying

ABOUT Spanish Leche Frita Dessert (Fried Milk) RECIPE

The dessert Leche Frita is one of the most delicious and popular Spanish dessert found in restaurants and pastry shops. It sounds a bit strange and confusing too so we Indians named it as "Fried Milk."

Ingredients Serving: 3

1/2 cup cornflour
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg powder
3 cups milk
1 tablespoon salted butter
1/4 teaspoon lemon rind
1 egg: well whisked
3/4 cup bread crumbs
2 tablespoon powdered sugar
vegetable oil for frying

Instructions

Take a pan add milk, mix nutmeg powder, butter, cornflour and granulated sugar properly. Do not heat.
Now switch on the flame and boil the ingredients.
Gradually stir the milk to avoid lumps.
Now when you will find that the milk is getting thick then give a good stir and close the flame.
Add lemon peel in the mixture and again stir.
Now take a baking tin and spread it evenly .
Cover the tin with a cling wrap
Refrigerate it for atleast 11/2 hour.
Now take a bowl beat an egg and whisk it.
Now after 1 and 1/2 hour take the tin out.
Cut the thick milk in to pieces by using wet knife to avoid sticking.
Now spread your bread crumbs in a plate and take 1 piece of milk piece.
Dip the piece in egg and coat it with bread crumbs.
Heat oil and deep fry the coated pieces.
Take 1 or maximum 2 pieces at a time.
Fry and flip when it starts turning golden in color.
Take out the fried milk and keep it on an absorbent paper.
Now sprinkle some powdered sugar on the top.
Enjoy your Spanish dessert at home only.

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