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Sweet migas with milk, cinnamon and sugar

Sweet migas with milk, cinnamon and sugar

Desserts

Spanish dessert: stale bread soaked in milk the previous day, fried in sunflower oil, and then sprinkled with sugar and cinnamon, served hot or cold.

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Recipe from Mazbel, Rrmsjp, adapted by Recette de cuisine ·

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Canapés are a traditional Spanish dessert made with stale bread. The day before, the bread is soaked in milk, and then fried in a pan.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time15 min
  • Cook time15 min
  • Resting12 hr
  • Total12 hr 30 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodFrying in a pan
  • Estimated cost$2.82 $0.71 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

4 people
  • $2.10
  • $0.20
  • $0.42
  • $0.04
  • $0.06

Prices from US supermarkets for 4 of 5 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. The day before, cut the bread into small pieces. ≈ 8 min
  2. Pour the milk over the bread in a large bowl, stirring to thoroughly moisten it, then cover with cling film and leave to rest overnight.
  3. The next day, heat the oil in a very large frying pan. Add the bread pieces and stir continuously with a wooden spoon until they are golden brown.
  4. Mix the sugar and cinnamon in a bowl (about 5 tablespoons of sugar for 1 tablespoon of cinnamon). ≈ 4 min
  5. Remove the croutons from the heat, transfer them to a serving dish, and sprinkle with the sugar and cinnamon mixture. ≈ 2 min
  6. Serve chilled in summer, or warm in winter, depending on personal preference. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Sweet migas with milk, cinnamon and sugar

  • 500 g of firm, white bread that is a few days old$2.10
  • 200 ml of milk$0.20
  • 100 ml of sunflower oil$0.42
  • sugar$0.04
  • cinnamon (5 tablespoons of sugar for 1 tablespoon of cinnamon)$0.06

Total$2.82

that's $0.71 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

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Ingredients

  • 500 g of firm, white bread that is a few days old
  • 200 ml of milk
  • 100 ml of sunflower oil
  • sugar
  • cinnamon (5 tablespoons of sugar for 1 tablespoon of cinnamon)

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