1 POUND COFFEE CANS RECIPES

Steps:

• Sift flour onto piece of waxed paper. Measure 1-1/2 cups of this flour into a large bowl; stir in yeast.
• In saucepan, place milk, water, oil, sugar and salt. Set over low heat and heat only until warm, stirring to blend.
• Add liquid ingredients to flour and yeast in bowl and beat until smooth.
• Blend in eggs.
• Add enough additional flour to make a stiff batter, beating until smooth and elastic. Spoon batter into 2 well-greased 1-pound coffee cans.
• Cover with plastic snap-on lids and place in a warm spot for dough to rise.
• When dough has almost reached top of cans, about 1 hour, remove lids and bake at 375 F. for 35 minutes or until bread is high and well-browned.
• Let cool in cans for 10 minutes before turning out on rack to cool completely.

Steps:

• Grease two (1-pound size) coffee cans.
• Into a large bowl, sift together flour, cornmeal, baking soda and salt.
• In a small bowl, combine milk, buttermilk and molasses.
• Gradually add milk mixture to flour mixture; beat with a spoon until well combined.
• Stir in raisins.
• Pour mixture into the coffee cans, filling each about two-thirds full.
• Tie pieces of heavy aluminum foil tightly over top of each can.
• Place cans on a rack in a deep kettle.
• Add boiling water to kettle to come halfway up sides of cans.
• Cover kettle.
• Steam 2-1/2 to 3 hours.
• Add more boiling water to kettle as needed to maintain level around cans.
• Remove cans to a wire rack; cool.