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Calatrava bread with milk, lime, and cinnamon

Calatrava bread with milk, lime, and cinnamon

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An affordable dessert from Murcia: leftover bread or brioche soaked in a creamy custard flavored with cinnamon and lime, served cold.

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Recipe from TMPotries (Wikibooks), adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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This budget-friendly dessert uses leftover bread or brioche from previous days. A creamy custard infused with lime and cinnamon gives it a rich, melt-in-your-mouth texture.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time30 min
  • Cook time45 min
  • Resting3 hr
  • Total4 hr 15 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfour
  • Estimated cost$13.19 $1.32 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

10 people
  • $4.19
  • $0.45
  • $0.23
  • $1.98
  • $6.34

Prices from US supermarkets for 3 of 5 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. First, carefully caramelize the mold by turning it to cover the entire surface and sides, then set aside. ≈ 3 min
  2. Warm some milk with cinnamon and lime, then let it steep.
  3. In a mixing bowl, beat the eggs with the sugar until well combined. Then, add the remaining milk and continue to beat until everything is smooth. Finally, gently fold in the scented milk, which you have filtered beforehand. ≈ 4 min
  4. Pour this mixture, pour into the mold, then add the crumbled brioche pieces, pressing them down firmly to ensure they are well-soaked. ≈ 3 min
  5. Bake in a preheated oven at 200 °C for 30 minutes, then for an additional 15 minutes at 175 °C, until the dish is fully cooked.
  6. Let it cool completely, then remove from the pan.
  7. Serve chilled, optionally with whipped cream. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Calatrava bread with milk, lime, and cinnamon

  • 12 eggs$4.19
  • 400 g of sugar$0.45
  • 50 g of sugar and 50ml of water to caramelize the mold (or ready-made caramel)$0.23
  • 2 liters of milk$1.98
  • the zest of a lime (only the outer layer, without the white part)$6.34

Total$13.19

that's $1.32 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

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Ingredients

  • 12 eggs
  • 400 g of sugar
  • 50 g of sugar and 50ml of water to caramelize the mold (or ready-made caramel)
  • 2 liters of milk
  • Remains of soft bread, biscuit, or brioche
  • the zest of a lime (only the outer layer, without the white part)
  • 1 cinnamon stick

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