Coffee Can Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 50 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 40 mins

Ingredients

• 4 cups flour or 4 cups whole wheat flour
• 1 (1/4 ounce) package active dry yeast
• 1 cup milk
• 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
• 1/4 cup sugar or 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup ground walnuts or 1/2 cup ground almonds
• 1/2 cup raisins, chopped
• 3 eggs, slightly beaten

Recipe

• 1 you will also need: 2 (1 lb.) clean coffee cans with plastic lids.
• 2 mix 2 cups flour with yeast.
• 3 in a saucepan, stir together milk, butter, sugar, and salt over low heat until butter is melted.
• 4 cool 5 minutes, and add liquid ingredients to flour and yeast in bowl.
• 5 beat until just smooth.
• 6 add remaining 2 cups of flour, nuts, raisins, and eggs, and mix well (dough will be stiff).
• 7 knead on floured board until smooth and elastic and fruit is well distributed.
• 8 coat inside of coffee cans using a little oil or melted butter.
• 9 divide dough in half and put one half in each can, and cover.
• 10 place in a warm spot (about 85 degrees) for dough to rise, until it reaches about an inch from the top (about 1 hour).
• 11 remove plastic lid, and bake at 375f for 35 minutes or until bread is well-browned and sounds hollow when tapped.
• 12 let cool in cans for 10 minutes before turning out on rack to cool completely.