Portuguese Rabanadas

• 15 slices day old bread with crusts trimmed
• 1/2 whole milk litr, 2 cups of
• 6 eggs lightly beaten
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
• 1 cinnamon stick about 2 cm or 1 inch in length
• 2 orange rind long strips of
• 4 tablespoons caster sugar or natural cane sugar
• 13/16 cup water
• 6 tablespoons ruby port
• butter For frying:, real butter, no margarine please

1. Whisk together the milk, eggs, vanilla extract and cinnamon. Pour into a large flat pan or bowl and place the bread slices in it.
2. Let sit for half an hour and then flip the bread slices over. Let sit for another half an hour.
3. For the syrup:
4. In a small stainless steel sauce pan, place the cinnamon stick, orange rind, sugar and water. Stir to dissolve the sugar and bring to a boil.
5. Then add the port. Keep boiling until the sauce is slightly thickened and like a syrup. Remove from heat.
6. Heat 1 tbsp of butter in a non-stick frying pan. Shake the bread out of the milk mixture and fry until the underside is golden. Turn and cook until firm and golden. Serve right away with a little sugar and cinnamon sprinkled on top and the port wine syrup drizzled over top of it.

bread, milk litr, eggs, vanilla, ground cinnamon, cinnamon, orange rind, caster sugar, water, ruby port, butter

Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Portuguese-Rabanadas-1669752 (may not work)