Whew! Almost recovered from yesterday's post. Now here's a lower-sugar post. I love granola. With nuts and seeds and fruit, both dried and fresh. I really like the Ginger Almond & Cashew granola from here and the Banana Nut one from this company, but I've never made a batch from scratch (hey it rhymes!). Well, my in-laws have been making their own granola for over 30 years and have given me their recipe several times. I don't know why I kept putting it off. Perhaps I thought it would take too long to make? Or maybe it was the fact that I kept forgetting to buy a key ingredient? Anyway, here is a simple, no bells and whistles, but versatile granola recipe. Think of it like a blank canvas: ready to add your own toppings. Enjoy."Blank Canvas" Granola (aka in-laws granola)
8 cups old fashioned oats
2 small jars (12 oz. each) unsweetened wheat germ
2 tsp cinnamon
2/3 cup canola oil
2 tsp vanilla
1 cup honey
With wooden spoon, mix oats, wheat germ & cinnamon together in very large bowl. In large measuring cup* pour in oil until it comes to the 2/3 line, pour in honey (now you'll be up to the 1 and 2/3 line, then follow it with the vanilla. Mix this well. Add to dry stuff. Mix really really well. (This may take a little longer than you had hoped!). Put on baking tray (with a lip and lined with foil). Bake at 325 F for about 15 min. Turn with spatula. Bake about 10 min more. Stir every now and then as it cools. Put into air-tight container. Should keep about 1 month.**
* you could measure it with measuring cups and mix in a bowl, but then you'd have more to wash up
**ha! It won't keep that long in a household of six.
If perchance you like a more intricate granola recipe, here are a few that look very tempting:
3 comments:
I love granola...looks like a great recipe!
We love granola and it never lasts long in our house either!
Yum. You remind me that I need to make some granola...it's been too long.
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