Name: Brown Bread
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 255 min
Yield: 4 small round loaves.
Cuisine: Quickbreads, Coffee Cakes
Ingredients: 1 cup raisins; 2 cups boiling water; 1 cup sugar; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 tablespoon shortening; 2-3/4 cups flour; 2 teaspoons baking soda; chopped nuts, if desired

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My grandmother’s recipe. Very basic but moist and very good, especially if sliced and buttered or spread with flavored cream cheese.

Ingredients

1 cup raisins

2 cups boiling water

1 cup sugar

1 teaspoon salt

1 tablespoon shortening

2-3/4 cups flour

2 teaspoons baking soda

chopped nuts, if desired

Instructions

Soak raisins in water for 3 hours. Sift flour with baking soda, salt and sugar. Cut the lids off of four tin cans (14-ounce vegetable size). Wash cans, dry and grease liberally (I use solid vegetable shortening such as Crisco). Combine raisins and water with the shortening, dry ingredients and optional nuts. Pour into greased cans, filling them about ⅔ of the way. Bake in a 350 degree (F) oven about one hour. Use a cake tester to check doneness. Cool on rack, then remove from tins.