This is a gift from my sister Charlotte.  And I employee her suggestion; Never tell the person trying this the ingredients or the name of the bread until after they have tried some.

PORK & BEAN BREAD

Yep you read that right

Ingredients

1 Cup Raisins

1 Cup Boiling Water

2 Cups Sugar

3 Eggs (beaten)

1 Cup Vegetable Oil

1 tsp Vanilla

1 15oz can of Pork & Beans

3 Cups flour

1 tsp Cinnamon

½ tsp Baking Powder

1 tsp Baking Soda

1 Cup chopped nuts ( your choice of nuts)

2 greased and floured loaf pans

Oven preheated to 350 degrees

Putting it together

Add Raisins to boiling water and set aside

In a large bowl, mash pork & beans with a fork until very smooth. (remove pork, and do NOT drain beans)

Add Sugar, Eggs and Oil and Vanilla to beans and stir together

Sift all dry ingredients together , and stir into Bean mixture

DRAIN Raisins, discard water. Stir Raisins and Nuts into mixture

Divide mixture between the two loaf pans.

BAKE at 350 degrees on middle rack for 35 to 45 minutes .UNTIL

Bread top is cracked or toothpick inserted into the middle of the loaf comes out clean.