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Tropical Toast
1 loaf of Portuguese Sweet Bread or other sweet, unsliced, white bread 4 eggs 1/2 cup milk 1T cinnamon 1/4 tsp salt 1/4 cup sugar 1/2 shredded coconut 1/4 butter 3 mangoes, peeled and sliced 1/2 pineapple, peeled and cut into 1 chunks 1/2 cup sugar 1/4 tsp salt 3T cornstarch Spray a 8x13 baking dish with cooking spray. Tear sweet bread into large 3 chunks and place in dish. In a medium size bowl, mix together eggs, milk, 1/2T cinnamon, and salt. Pour egg mixture over bread and allow to soak for 5 minutes. Sprinkle with sugar, coconut and the other 1/2 T cinnamon. Dot top with butter. Bake in a 350 degree oven for 15-20 minutes, or until the bread has puffed slightly and browned, coconut is toasted and no raw egg mixture remains.
While bread is baking, mix together mangoes, pineapple, sugar, salt and corn starch in a medium size pan. Cook over medium heat until mixture begins to simmer, stirring constantly. Cook until thickened and remove from heat. When bread is done remove from oven, cut and serve. Pour fruit topping over each serving and serve immediately.
Feeds 4-6 people
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