Elle Draper Spanish Recipes, Spanish Recipes - Sweet Treats Spain 16
Leche Frita recipe – oh how excited we are for this one!!! This latest addition to the Spanish Recipes section of the website is one that I think people will either love or hate. Fried milk?! Really?! Anyway – if leche frita sounds like something you would like… enjoy!
Ingredients for the leche frita recipe
- 500ml milk
- 2 rounded tablespoons of white sugar
- 2 rounded tablespoons of flour
- 1 egg yolk
- Grated peel from a small lemon
- cinnamon stick (optional)
- flour for frying
- 1 beaten egg for frying
- breadcrumbs for frying (either make your own, or get them from the flour section of your supermarket)
- oil for frying
- sugar for sprinkling (optional)
- cinnamon for (optional)
Method
- In a saucepan bring the milk slowly to the boil with the cinnamon stick (if using) and the lemon peel
- Boil gently for 3 or 4 minutes, strain it and leave it to cool a bit
- Stir the beaten egg yolk into it
- Pop back onto a medium heat, and keep stirring… adding the flour slowly until it is completely smooth and velvety
- Pour into a shallow pan, until it is about a centimetre thick.
- Leave to cool completely
- Once cool, slice into squares about an inch across
- Whisk the egg into one bowl, pour some flour into another, and breadcrumbs into a third
- Heat the oil in a deep pan until pretty damn hot
- Dip the squares into the flour, dust off the excess and then dip into the egg and then the breadcrumbs
- Drop gently into the hot oil and cook quickly – do this in batches.
- Drain and serve sprinkled with sugar and/or cinnamon
We hope you enjoyed this leche frita recipe – let us know in the comments below.
Elle Draper
Elle, along with Alan, is the owner of Spain Buddy and the busy web design business – Spain Web Design by Gandy-Draper.
Born a “Norverner”, she then spent most of her life “Dann Saff” before moving to Spain in 2006. Elle’s loves are Alan, the internet, dogs, good food, and dry white wine – although not necessarily in that order.
Elle, along with Alan, is the owner of Spain Buddy and the busy web design business - Spain Web Design by Gandy-Draper.Born a "Norverner", she then spent most of her life "Dann Saff" before moving to Spain in 2006. Elle's loves are Alan, the internet, dogs, good food, and dry white wine - although not necessarily in that order.
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16 Comments
Julie Hume
July 31, 2013@ 10:25 amI have tried a lot of strange things in my time so you can’t call me picky but this one does not do it for me. Like rice pudding or spotted dick the combination of ingredients in leche frita just make me shudder. I’d rather eat crickets (and I have). ;)
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- Elle Draper
July 31, 2013@ 10:40 amI’m not alone then Julie!
Thanks fo taking the time to leave a comment xReply
- robingraham
July 31, 2013@ 11:54 amI actually like this stuff. Sometime I surprise myself…
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- Elle Draper
July 31, 2013@ 11:57 amSo far it seems that men like it and women don’t. Hmmmm…
Nice to see you popping over Robin xReply
- Piccavey
July 31, 2013@ 12:06 pmI LOVE leche frita but it is made by made Spanish MIL with fresh lemons from the trees outside, eggs from their chickens and their own Olive OIl. Delicious! I tried making it once and it ended up quite a mess!
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- Elle Draper
July 31, 2013@ 12:47 pmFresh lemons I can get… but I still have never tried an egg that wasn’t from the supermarket. One day… when we have chickens… … …
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- Sue Sharpe (@suesharpe1)
July 31, 2013@ 1:17 pmI like the thought of it – the picture reminds me of deep-fried Camembert (which I love) – but not sure. I guess I’ll have to make it and find out!
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- Elle Draper
July 31, 2013@ 1:26 pmI like deep fried camembert… but only a small amount and only if it has something tangy with it like cranberry sauce or balsamic.
Let us know how you get on Sue! xx
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- Marianne
July 31, 2013@ 4:11 pmMmmm … deep fried camembert with cranberry sauce – I hear what you’re saying, ladies! Not too sure about leche frita though, still, as the saying goes “don’t knock it until you’ve tried it!” :)
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- Elle Draper
July 31, 2013@ 4:48 pmI am now craving camembert, Marianne – it’s all Sue’s fault!! x
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- Jack
August 1, 2013@ 12:17 pmI’m not a big fan of milky desserts but I had these in Lanzarote and, bugger me, they were wonderful. A real surprise,
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- Elle Draper
August 1, 2013@ 12:55 pmLived in Lanzarote for years and never saw them. Damn! Still not sure about them myself x
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- Clare Shirley
August 1, 2013@ 12:29 pmits nice but sweet like most things here so I have it with coffee, my fav is susprios, meringue with almonds yummy
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- Elle Draper
August 1, 2013@ 12:58 pmOh suspiros are lovely. There’s a recipe for those already on this site. https://www.spainbuddy.com/novice-nun-sighs/
Do you make your own Clare? Or do you buy them?
Elle xReply
- Alf
August 1, 2013@ 4:05 pmThanks for the name check Elle,you could still have some vino, just not to the collapso stage while it’s cooling ;¬)
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- Elle Draper
August 1, 2013@ 7:15 pmThought you’d like that, Alf ;)
Wine will be had later to make up for it. Normal service is resumed.
Elle x
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Julie Hume 
robingraham 
Piccavey 
Sue Sharpe (@suesharpe1) 
Marianne 
Jack 
Clare Shirley 
Alf 
