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donutsweeper) wrote2018-01-20 03:20 pm
donutsweeper) wrote2018-01-20 03:20 pm
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Hobo Bread
Well, since RL has attempted to derail my plans to post more often have a quick recipe for a bread I've been making for a few decades now.
This is one of the more forgiving quick bread recipes you'll ever find.
ingredients:
2 1/2 C boiling water
2 C raisins
4 tsp baking soda (aka sodium bicarbonate, I don't know what it's called outside the US)
1 C sweetener of some kind (sugar/honey/maple syrup/whatever)
4 tbsp oil/shortening/butter/whatever, melted if necessary (4 tbsp = 1/4 C)
4 C any flour (bran, flax seed meal, etc can be used for some)
pinch salt
1) Pour the water over the raisins and baking soda and let soak overnight/several hours
2) Add the rest in order (do not drain unless you are using a liquid sweetener, in which case remove a little of the liquid)
3) Pour into 2 or 3 well greased loaf pans (it will not quite double in size)
4) Bake an hour at 350F/180C
5) Cool before removing from pans
This was a Depression Era recipe originally made using whatever cans (to both measure and bake in) and ingredients people had and cooked by putting near the fire so as long as you keep the proportions somewhat similar it should work.
This is one of the more forgiving quick bread recipes you'll ever find.
ingredients:
2 1/2 C boiling water
2 C raisins
4 tsp baking soda (aka sodium bicarbonate, I don't know what it's called outside the US)
1 C sweetener of some kind (sugar/honey/maple syrup/whatever)
4 tbsp oil/shortening/butter/whatever, melted if necessary (4 tbsp = 1/4 C)
4 C any flour (bran, flax seed meal, etc can be used for some)
pinch salt
1) Pour the water over the raisins and baking soda and let soak overnight/several hours
2) Add the rest in order (do not drain unless you are using a liquid sweetener, in which case remove a little of the liquid)
3) Pour into 2 or 3 well greased loaf pans (it will not quite double in size)
4) Bake an hour at 350F/180C
5) Cool before removing from pans
This was a Depression Era recipe originally made using whatever cans (to both measure and bake in) and ingredients people had and cooked by putting near the fire so as long as you keep the proportions somewhat similar it should work.