Coffee Can Bread

Ingredients

4 cups unsifted, all-purpose flour
1 packet active dry yeast
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup sugar (you can also use brown sugar or molasses)
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup ground almonds
1/2 cup chopped raisins (or any chopped dried fruit)
2 eggs, slightly beaten
2 one-pound coffee cans

Directions

Mix 2 cups of flour with the yeast. In a separate pot, mix the milk, water, butter, sugar and salt over low heat until butter melts. Cool for 5 minutes, then add to the flour and yeast mixture. Add the remaining flour, fruit, nuts and eggs. The dough will be stiff. Knead the dough on a floured board until it is smooth and elastic and the raisins are well-mixed. Coat the inside of each can with oil and divide the dough in half and place it in the cans. Cover the cans with plastic lids and let the dough rise in a warm place (at least 85 degrees Fahrenheit) until the dough is one inch from the top of the can. Remove the plastic tops and bake at 375 for 45 minutes or until bread sounds hollow when you knock on it.