Torrijas (Spanish French Toast) vs Arme Ritter (Poor Knights' Pudding / German French Toast)

Both dishes turn stale bread, milk, egg and sugar into a warm, cinnamon-sugared treat, but they handle these ingredients quite differently. Torrijas soak thick slices in sweetened milk gently infused with a cinnamon stick and a strip of lemon peel, then dip them separately in beaten egg and fry them in olive oil, giving a soft, milk-saturated interior and a generous roll in cinnamon sugar. Arme Ritter are quickly dipped in a single egg-and-milk mixture scented with vanilla sugar, then fried in foaming butter until golden and slightly crisp, finished with a simple dusting of cinnamon sugar.