Making torrijas at Holy Week is a tradition, but it costs more every year. Preparing this sweet costs 31.80% more than last year, “mainly” due to the price of half a liter of olive oil, which has gone from costing 2.95 euros to 4.94 euros, according to the Association’s calculations. of Financial Users (Asufin).
The rest of the ingredients have also risen, but in “less proportion”, adding up to a total cost of 8.76 euros compared to 6.65 euros in 2023, as specified by the association in a statement.
Thus, the cost of the loaf of torrijas bread has gone from 1.19 euros to 1.23 euros, while the half liter of virgin olive oil rose from 2.95 euros to 4.94 euros and The liter of milk is the least expensive, going from 0.90 euros to 0.91 euros.
In this way, making a half-dozen torrijas in 2023 cost 6.65 euros, rising 31.8% this year, to the 8.76 euros it costs to make them this Easter, points out Asufin.
In general, this organization follows, the shopping basket accumulates an increase of 20.83% compared to January 2023, with an average ticket of 36.39 euros, although it has been contained in recent months: “Although “prices are 0.30% lower than last month, specifically 11 cents, compared to the end of the year the increase is 6.04%”
No matter how much this year the prices of the products used to make torrijas have risen, many cannot resist continuing with the Easter tradition and preparing a handful of these delicious breads dipped in milk and sautéed in olive oil.
We will only need the following ingredients: milk, sugar, a little cinnamon stick, several orange peels, lemon peel, several egg yolks, a good amount of olive oil and stale bread, thus taking advantage of the leftover bars or pieces from the previous day. .
