How to make Hobo Bread

Make this cute classic for the holidays. This is a quick easy way to make a baked treat on the cheap and use some recyclable items around the house!

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• 2 cups of dried raisins and cranberries
• 4tsp baking soda
• 4 tsp oil
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 1/2 c. sugar
• 4 cup flour
• mixing bowl
• empty 1 lb coffee cans or 10 empty soup cans

1. 
   All of your ingredients!

   Get all of your supplies and ingredients together in the kitchen. Be sure you have 2 days set aside to complete this recipe, there is a step where you must soak fruit overnight.

2. 
   Fruit needs to sit overnight

   Pour 2 cups of hot water over the dried raisins, cranberries and baking soda and let it sit overnight in a covered container in the fridge.

3. 
   Mix well

   Add the other ingredients, mix well and pour into in three 1-pound coffee cans or for smaller individual portions, you can use 10 soup cans that are well oiled with butter or non stick spray on butter.

4. Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit in a pre heated oven. Let cool on a baking rack or heat resistant surface. Once cool, use a butter knife to release the bread from the edges of the can and slide out onto a plate or tray. This is great to be served with egg nog or apple cider especially during Thanksgiving!

Tips & Warnings

• YOU CAN USE REGULAR CAKE MIX
• YOU CAN ADD NUTS, BUT THE POINT IS FOR THIS TO BE CHEAP AND EASY
• BE SURE THAT YOU TAKE OFF ANY SHARP EDGES FROM THE CAN