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Old-Fashioned Hobo Bread

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Course Dessert
Cuisine American

Ingredients
  

  • 2 ½ cups leftover coffee
  • 4 tsp baking soda
  • 2 cups raisins
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 4  cups flour, sifted
  • 1 ½  cups  chopped nuts
  • ¼  teaspoon salt

Instructions
 

  • Bring coffee to a boil; remove from heat. Add baking soda and raisins. Cover and allow to stand overnight.
  • In the morning, preheat oven to 325°F.
  • Grease and flour three metal coffee cans (remove labels) and set aside. In a large bowl, add sugars, flour, nuts, and salt to coffee/raisin mixture. Mix well.
  • Bake 65 minutes. Cool 15 minutes in cans before removing—remove by cutting open the other end and pushing the bread through. Slice and serve with cream cheese or butter. Makes 3 loaves.
Keyword Hobo Bread, Old-Fashioned