Description
Two kinds of raisins beautify this humble quick bread. This is an unusual bread baked in 3 coffee cans. It must be started the night before.
Ingredients
- 1 cup raisins
- 1 cup golden raisins
- 4 teaspoons baking soda
- 2 cups boiling water
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 cups sugar
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ cup vegetable oil
Instructions
- Place the dark and golden raisins in a medium bowl. Dissolve baking soda in boiling water
- and pour over raisins. Let stand overnight without stirring.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease three 1 pound sized coffee cans.
- In a large bowl
- stir together the flour
- sugar and salt. Stir in the raisins with their water
- and the oil until well blended. Batter will be thick. Divide the batter evenly between the 3 cans.
- Bake for 1 hour in the preheated oven
- or until a toothpick inserted into the crown comes out clean. Lay cans on their side to loosen the bread as it cools.
Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 1 hr
Total Time: 9 hrs 15 mins
Servings: 15