Cooking Times

20 min
Prep Time
30 min
Cook Time
50 min
Total Time

Ingredients (10 items)

1.00 loaf Day-old bread
thick sliced
2.00 cups Whole milk
0.50 cup Port wine
1.00 cup Sugar
6.00 Eggs
beaten
2.00 Cinnamon sticks
1.00 Lemon peel
strips
3.00 tbsp Ground cinnamon
for coating
0.50 cup Sugar
for coating
2.00 cups Vegetable oil
for frying

Instructions (9 steps)

1
Heat milk, wine, 1 cup sugar, cinnamon sticks, and lemon peel until sugar dissolves.
10 minutes
2
Remove from heat and let cool to warm.
15 minutes
3
Dip bread slices in milk mixture, let soak 30 seconds each side.
4
Dip soaked bread in beaten eggs, coating well.
5
Heat oil to 350°F in deep pan.
6
Fry bread slices until golden brown on both sides.
4 minutes
7
Drain on paper towels.
8
Mix remaining sugar with cinnamon, coat warm rabanadas.
9
Serve warm or at room temperature.