Hobo Bread Recipe
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Ingredients: 4 tsp baking soda
2 cups boiling water
2 cups dark raisins
4 cups flour
2 cups sugar
1/2 tsp salt
4 tbls oil
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Directions:Mix baking soda and water together and pour over the raisins. let stand overnight without stirring.
Next morning sift together the flour, sugar, and salt and stir this into the raisin mixture with a spoon. Add oil and continue to mix well with a spoon. Batter will be thick.
Grease and flour 3 one pound coffee cans and put one third of the batter into each can, leaving top of can open for baking. (cans will be bout 1/2 full)
Bake at 350 for 1/2 hour; reduce heat to 325 and back an additional 1/2 hour.
Near the end of the baking cover the open cans with foil if necessary to prevent excessive browning. Test the breads with a long cake tester and remove from oven. Lay cans on their sides and turn occasionally to loosen the bread. (be sure to do this) |
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Notes: When I first met my husband, we would go camping in the park near DuQuoin, Illinois. I would make this ahead of time and it was great for breakfast along with the campfire coffee.
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