Mary Anns Canned Brown Raisin Bread Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Heavily grease and flour the insides of three empty 15-ounce cans. In a medium heatproof mixing bowl, pour the boiling water over the raisins and baking soda. Set aside to cool. In a medium mixing bowl, sift together the flour, sugar and salt. Stir in the bran flake crumbs. Lightly beat together the egg and oil, and stir into the flour mixture. Stir in the cooled raisins and water. Divide the batter evenly among the 3 cans, filling about three-quarters of the way up. Bake on the lowest rack until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 40 to 45 minutes. Cool for about 10 minutes and run a knife along the sides of the can to remove. If packing as gifts, just wrap in the can!

Steps:

• Mix hot coffee, butter, and baking soda in bowl (the coffee should be hot enough to melt the butter).
• Once the butter has melted, stir the raisins into the mixture.
• Cover and let soak overnight.
• The next morning, preheat oven to 250 degrees.
• Cream eggs, sugar, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and vanilla in a mixer.
• Blend in the liquid from the raisin bowl (but not the raisins yet - they'll get crushed in the mixer if you add them now).
• Mix in the flour 1 cup at a time scraping the sides as necessary.
• Finally, stir in the raisins.
• Spray cooking spray into 6 empty and cleaned 12 oz vegetable cans (green bean cans work well) - don't forget to take the label off too!
• Fill cans 2/3 full and set them on a cookie sheet in the oven.
• Cook for 1.5 to 2 hours.
• Enjoy!

Steps:

• Preheat oven at 350 degrees F.
• Boil together the raisins, water, and butter.
• Cool slightly.
• Add the rest of the ingredients in a bowl and mix to make the dough.
• Pour dough into well greased (or sprayed) tin cans (#2 1/2 or soup cans) about 1/2 full.
• Bake for 50 minutes, but check after 45. Cool for 10 minutes and remove from cans.
• Cool a bit longer, then wrap in foil.
• Delicious when served with cream cheese or butter. Makes 4-5 #2 1/2 cans or 5-6 soup cans.

Steps:

• Grease an 8x4-in. loaf pan; sprinkle with cornmeal and set aside. , In a large bowl, combine 1-1/2 cups flour, yeast, sugar, salt and baking powder. Add orange juice; beat on low speed for 30 seconds. Gradually add remaining flour. Stir in raisins (batter will be stiff and sticky). Do not knead., Spoon into prepared pan; sprinkle with additional cornmeal. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 40 minutes. , Bake at 375° for 30-35 minutes or until golden brown. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely. Slice and toast.

Steps:

• Blend together flour, baking soda and salt.
• Blend in whole wheat flour and raisins.
• Make a well in centre of dry ingredients.
• Add milk and molasses.
• Divide batter among 4 greased 20oz cans.
• Cover each with aluminum foil and tie in place.
• Steam for 1 hour.
• Serve warm or cold.

Steps:

• Make the dough: In a large electric mixer bowl, dissolve yeast in 1/4 cup warm milk. Add the remaining warm milk, the sugar, the salt, the butter and the eggs. Add 5 cups flour and mix with paddle attachment until smooth, about 2 minutes. Switch to hook attachment and knead on low speed, adding more flour if necessary until dough is stiff and slightly tacky, about 10 minutes.
• Grease a large bowl with butter and turn dough out into the bowl. Flip dough over so greased side is up, cover with plastic wrap or a kitchen towel and set in a warm, draft-free spot until doubled in size, about 11/2 to 2 hours. Generously butter two 9-x-5 loaf pans.
• Meanwhile, make the filling: In a small pot, bring sherry to a low boil and simmer until reduced by half, about 8 to 10 minutes. Add raisins, cover and let sit until needed for filling.
• When dough has doubled in size, turn dough out onto floured surface and knead for 3 minutes. Return to greased bowl, cover and let rise again for 30 minutes.
• Press down dough with your hand to expel the air. Divide dough in half and roll one half into a 16-x-8-inch rectangle. Brush with some of the melted butter. Drain raisins and mix with sugar and cinnamon; scatter half of the mixture over the dough and, starting with the shorter side, roll up tightly into an 8-inch log, tucking the ends under. Place roll seam-side down in a loaf pan and brush top with melted butter; dust with cinnamon sugar if desired. Repeat with second dough half.
• Cover and let rise until dough is just above the tops of pans, 45 minutes to 1 hour.
• Meanwhile, heat oven to 400 degrees. Bake bread for 10 minutes, then reduce heat to 350 degrees and bake for an additional 20 to 30 minutes, or until loaves sound hollow when tapped, the tops are brown and the internal temperatures are 200 degrees. Remove loaves from pans and let cool on wire racks.