Torrijas Recipe (Spanish ‘French’ Toast) | Saveur

Ingredients

• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1 cup whole milk
• 1 cup sugar, divided
• 2 tsp. finely grated lemon zest
• 6 large egg yolks
• ½ vanilla bean, split lengthwise, seeds scraped (pod reserved for another use)
• Six 1½-in.-thick day-old brioche slices, crusts removed (about 11 oz.)
• Cinnamon sugar, for dusting (optional)-sugar for dusting, optional