From Sandi's Recipe File - Mexidos Do Natal

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"From Sandi's Recipe File"

Recipe Source:
from the Personal Collection of
Rosa Carvalho

Desserts

Mexidos Do Natal

Amount	Ingredient
1	lemon
3 cups	water
1/2 cup	honey
1/4 cup	granulated sugar
2 tablespoons	port
1 tablespoon	butter
1	cinnamon stick
3 tablespoons	raisins
3 tablespoons	walnuts
3 tablespoons	pinenuts
1/2 loaf	crusty Italian bread, preferably a couple of days old
1	egg yolk
	ground cinnamon
	lemon peel

Preparation Tips:

1. Remove peel from lemon in a wide strip. Put peel in a large saucepan along with water, honey, sugar, port, butter and cinnamon stick. Cover and bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat and simmer 15 minutes. Add raisins and nuts. Continue to simmer, covered, for 15 minutes.
2. Meanwhile, cut crusts from bread and discard. Cut remaining bread into large chunks and process in a food processor until bread forms fine crumbs (you should have about 2 1/2 cups). Remove lemon peel from pot. Stir in bread crumbs. Continue to simmer, covered, stirring frequently for 5 minutes. Remove saucepan from heat.
3. Put egg yolk in a measuring cup. Stir about 1/2 cup hot bread mixture into egg yolk. Then stir egg yolk mixture into hot bread mixture. Pour dessert on individual dessert plates and garnish with cinnamon and lemon peel. Serve warm.

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