Fried Toma with Sugar and Cinnamon
An unusual, delicious, and super quick dessert to prepare. Toma cheese (or Tuma) pairs perfectly with sugar and cinnamon because Toma is a fresh Sicilian cheese made WITHOUT adding salt, so it doesn’t have the strong taste and saltiness typical of cheeses, but its delicate flavor pairs perfectly with the sweetness of sugar. An ancient Sicilian recipe I saw being prepared on the show “Giusina in cucina”.
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- Difficulty: Very Easy
- Cost: Economical
- Preparation time: 5 Minutes
- Portions: 2 people
- Cooking methods: Frying
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All seasons
Ingredients for Fried Toma with Sugar and Cinnamon
- 7 oz toma (or tuma)
- to taste granulated sugar
- to taste ground cinnamon (optional)
- to taste sunflower seed oil (for frying, I use the high oleic type)
Tools
- Bowl
- Knife
- Cutting board
- Frying pan
Steps for Fried Toma with Sugar and Cinnamon
Cut the Toma into slices about 1/4 inch thick (not too thin), take a pan, and heat about a finger’s width of oil, fry them for a few minutes (not too much or the cheese will melt) at a temperature of about 338°F, they should be just golden on both sides.
If you don’t have a thermometer at the moment, use our grandmothers’ method: dip a toothpick in the oil, if it starts to bubble, the oil is ready for frying.
When all the Toma is fried, coat each piece in sugar and cinnamon (optional, but it goes very well) and serve the slices while still hot.
Notes and Tips
The lack of salt means that Toma (or Tuma) can be used for savory preparations but also sweet ones like in this beautiful, easy, and quick-to-prepare recipe.
For frying, I used high oleic sunflower seed oil, because it has antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, and anti-cancer properties and is useful for reducing cholesterol, also it has a high smoke point, making it ideal for frying (see how to purchase it in the Shopping Tips at the end of the article).
Shopping Tips!!!
For frying the cheese, I used the High Oleic Sunflower Seed Oil, you can find it here on Amazon. #adv
Ideal for frying, this excellent and deep Frying Pot with Basket and 3-liter capacity cast glass lid, made of Stainless Steel, you can find it on Amazon at a great price #adv
The food thermometer, you can easily find on Amazon: this very useful digital probe thermometer, ideal for sweets, but also for measuring the temperature of frying and meat in the oven or on the grill, you can easily find it on Amazon.
Or you can also use this simpler digital kitchen thermometer, without probe, which you can always find on Amazon: Digital Kitchen Thermometer with backlight. #adv
