Hobo Bread

Submitted by staceyelee

"FRom my Nanny's collection. She made this in coffee cans. It was one of my favorite things she made."

 

• Ready In: 25hrs
• Ingredients: 10
• Yields: 3 loafs
• Serves: 30

ingredients

• 2 cups raisins
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 2 cups boliing water
• 2 eggs
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 4 cups flour
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 cup pecans, chopped

directions

1. Combine the raisins, butter, soda and boiling water. Store in the refrigerator overnight. The next day :.
2. Combine the rest of the items until well blended with the raisin mixture.
3. Pour into 3 well greased and floured 1 pound pans- she used coffee cans- filling pans/cans half full.
4. Preheat oven to 350- bake 1 hour and 10 minutes at 350.
5. Freezes well- Will dry out if overbaked- some ovens may take less time.