Hobo Bread
Serves: 5
Amie Torphy
1 January 1970
Based on User reviews:
55
Spice
48
Sweetness
55
Sourness
41
mins
Prep time (avg)
4.8
Difficulty
Ingredients:
1 cup
Raisin1 cup
Golden Raisins4 tsps
Baking Soda2 cups
Water (boiling)4 cups
All-Purpose Flour2 cups
Sugar1 tsp
Salt1 cup
Vegetable OilDirections:
1
Place the dark and golden raisins in a medium bowl
2
Dissolve baking soda in boiling water, and pour over raisins
3
Let stand overnight without stirring
4
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C)
5
Grease three 1 pound sized coffee cans
6
In a large bowl, stir together the flour, sugar and salt
7
Stir in the raisins with their water, and the oil until well blended
8
Batter will be thick
9
Divide the batter evenly between the 3 cans
10
Bake for 1 hour in the preheated oven, or until a toothpick inserted into the crown comes out clean
11
Lay cans on their side to loosen the bread as it cools