Soldier's Bread

By JanetLynn198

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups raisins
• 2 cups hot water
• 2 tbsp butter
• 2 tsp baking soda
• Nonstick spray
• 4 cups flour
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 large eggs, well beaten
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
• 1 cup chopped walnuts, pecans or other nuts

Details

Cooking time 61mins

Preparation

Step 1

1. Mix raisins, hot water, butter and baking soda in bowl. Cover and let stand overnight.

2. The next day, Preheat oven to 350F. Coat insides of three 1 pound coffee cans with nonstick spray. Drain raisins and place in large mixing bowl. Add flour, sugar, eggs, cinnamon, vanilla and chopped nuts. Mix well. Distribute among coffee cans, filling each can half full.

3. Place cans upright on baking sheet and bake until risen, firm and brown, about 1 hour. Allow bread to cool in cans for at least 20 mins. To remove bread from can, tap around outside of can, then turn can over and gently shake until bread slips out. Finish cooling bread on wire rack.