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[shadow=sierra,left,300]Western Surprise
Pork and Bean Bread[/shadow]
Submitted by BucketruckBill

• 2 Cups-granulated sugar
  
• 1 Cup -vegetable oil
  
• 3 Eggs
  
• 1 Can (16 oz) pork and beans, drained
  
• 2 Cups-all purpose flour
  
• 1 Teaspoon -ground cinnamon
  
• ½ Teaspoon –baking powder
  
• ½ Teaspoon –baking soda
  
• 1 Cup –raisins
  
• 1 Teaspoon –vanilla extract

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl, mix sugar, oil, eggs, and beans, beating until smooth. In a separate bowl, combine next 4 ingredients. Add the bean mixture, stirring just until combined. Stir in raisins and vanilla. Fill 5 (greased and floured) 16 oz cans, two-thirds full with batter.

*Place cans on a baking sheet and bake 45 to 50 minutes. (Test for doneness with a toothpick.)
Cool completely on a wire rack before removing bread from cans. Or wrap with ½ bandanna tied loosely at top for a pleasant gift.
Bread may also be baked in two 8 ½ X 4 ½ X 2 ¾ loaf pans at 325 degrees for 50 to 55 minutes

*Note: If desired, open each can, leaving lid attached at a small point. Bend each lid up and away from opening. This will allow bread to rise while baking.

For bandanna, we cut a 14 ½ inch square bandanna diagonally and fold the edge on the cut side over to look like a scarf on the front of the can.

Yield: 5 cans or 2 loaves of bread
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"I am not sure where we got this recipe, but have had it a long time and enjoy giving as gifts, or house warming for friends and neighbors. The taste is a real surprise, especially when they know its ingredients." - Bucketruckbill