Rabanadas (Portuguese Fried Toast)

from The Internet Chef

• 1 tb Sugar
• 1/2 cup Warm milk
• 1/4 cup Rum
• 8 slices White bread from square loaf
• 2 Eggs, beaten
• 1/2 Stick butter
• Confectioner’s sugar
• Ground cinnamon

Mix first 3 ingredients. Soak bread in this mixture. “Now lift each slice carefully with a wide spatula and dip in beaten egg to cover both sides. Carefully transfer each slice to a frying-pan in which plenty of butter is quietly sizzling. Fry golden-brown on both sides. Sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon.”

Yield: 4 servings