Oklahoma Ag in the Classroom Oklahoma Grain Bread 3 cleaned and emptied vegetable or fruit cans ziplock bag nonstick cooking spray aluminum foil ½ cup rye flour ½ cup wheat flour ½ cup yellow cornmeal ½ cup pecans (optional) ½ cup raisins or dried cranberries 3 T. sugar 1 t. baking soda 1 cup buttermilk 1/3 cup molasses or maple syrup ¾ t. salt crock pot or slow cooker Mix all ingredients in a ziplock bag. Spray vegetable cans with nonstick cooking spray. Divide bread mixture equally between the cans. Cover the top of each can with a piece of foil that has been sprayed with nonstick cooking spray. Secure the foil with a rubber band. Place the cans in a crock pot or slow cooker and add enough hot water to reach ½ way up the cans. Put the lid on the crock pot and cook on low for 4 hours. To remove bread from the cans, lay the cans on their side and roll or tap gently. Cool or wire rack or cut and cool on plates. The Little Red Hen's Song Oklahoma Ag in the Classroom is a program of the Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service, Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry and the Oklahoma State Department of Education http://www.agclassroom.org/ok Back to Food Back to Food and Fun