Pão Doce com Queijo

Name: Pão Doce com Queijo
Cuisine: Brazilian
Ingredients: 3 cups milk; 1 strip lime zest; 1 2-inch cinnamon stick; 2 cups water; 2 cups raw or granulated sugar; 2 cups raw or granulated sugar; ½ cup raw or crystallized sugar; ½ cup raw or crystallized sugar; 1 3-inch cinnamon stick; 6 thin slices mild cheese, such as Muenster or Monterey Jack, sliced to fit the bread (mild Brazilian cheese is similar to our packaged cheeses, and Bel Paese is a good substitute); 12 ¾-inch-thick slices good-quality day-old white bread; 4 large eggs, lightly beaten; 12 tablespoons (1½ sticks) unsalted butter; 6 thin slices mild cheese, such as Muenster or Monterey Jack, sliced to fit the bread (mild Brazilian cheese is similar to our packaged cheeses, and Bel Paese is a good substitute); 6 thin slices mild cheese, such as Muenster or Monterey Jack, sliced to fit the bread (mild Brazilian cheese is similar to our packaged cheeses, and Bel Paese is a good substitute); 6 thin slices mild cheese, such as Muenster or Monterey Jack, sliced to fit the bread (mild Brazilian cheese is similar to our packaged cheeses, and Bel Paese is a good substitute); 6 thin slices mild cheese, such as Muenster or Monterey Jack, sliced to fit the bread (mild Brazilian cheese is similar to our packaged cheeses, and Bel Paese is a good substitute); 2 tablespoons vegetable oil; Raw or crystallized sugar and ground cinnamon; Raw or crystallized sugar and ground cinnamon; Raw or crystallized sugar and ground cinnamon

French Toast and Cheese

Preparation info

Serves
4 to 6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Brazil

By Christopher Idone

Published 1995

About

Ingredients

3 cups milk
1 3-inch cinnamon stick
½

Americas
Brazil
Bahia
Breakfast
Vegetarian

Method

In a saucepan, combine the milk, cinnamon stick, and sugar and bring to a simmer over medium heat, stirring until the sugar dissolves. Allow the mixture to simmer for 5 minutes, then remove from the heat and cool. (The milk mixture may be prepared the night before and refrigerated, covered.)

To make the syrup, in a medium saucepan, mix the sugar, water, the cinnamon stick, and lime zest