Hobo Bread

8 ingredients
12 steps

Ingredients

  • 2 c. raisins
  • 2 c. sugar
  • 4 c. flour
  • 4 tsp. soda
  • 2 1/4 c. water
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 1/4 c. Crisco oil
  • 1 c. chopped pecans (optional)

Directions

  1. 1
    Bring water to a boil.
  2. 2
    Add raisins and soda; set aside and cover overnight.
  3. 3
    Next day sift flour, sugar and salt several times.
  4. 4
    Add Crisco oil to raisins.
  5. 5
    Then add flour mixture, (1 cup at a time) to raisin and oil mixture.
  6. 6
    This well be thick.
  7. 7
    Grease and flour three (1 pound) coffee cans.
  8. 8
    Fill each can only 1/2 full.
  9. 9
    Bake at 350° for 70 minutes.
  10. 10
    Cool 10 minutes.
  11. 11
    Remove from cans, slice and spread with cream cheese.
  12. 12
    Enjoy!

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