Granola Recipe - for Lori

Here's the granola I've made forever.

12 c. old-fashioned oats or rolled 7-grain mix
2 c. coconut (I use WIDE ribbons, not the common shredded kind)
3 c. raw sunflower seeds
1 c. flour
2 c. peanuts
2 c. honey
1 1/2 c. oil

Combine all ingredients in a large bowl. Heat honey and oil (I usually cut back a little on both). Pour over oat mixture and stir. I bake this in a really big pan that barely fits in the oven. If you have only a 9x13, you'll have to 1/2 everything.

Bake at 300 degrees for 1 hour, stirring well every 20 minutes. Stir a few times as it cools to prevent sticking to pan.



I think this recipe looks really good. I plan to try it soon:

De'Etta's Granola

*12 C Oats
1 C Grape Nuts (we like the clumps and crunch but if you don't use more seeds/nuts or oats)
1 C Wheat Germ
1 C Flax Seed
1 - 2 C of Cashews (I get these raw and in bulk from the co-op)
1 - 2 C Almonds

I use 4 C of crunchies (nuts, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds - whatever I have)

**1 1/2 C Oil
2 C honey
1 T pure vanilla flavoring
2 T pure almond flavoring

I heat the oil and honey in the microwave until boiling. Meanwhile mix all else but the flavorings. Add the vanilla and almond to the liquid mix. Pour the liquid mix over the dry mix and combine well. Pour onto two greased cookie sheets (big ones) and bake at 350* for 20 - 30 minutes stirring every 10 min....OR dehydrate for 12 - 14 hours......Cool and store in an air tight container.

Comments:
This is good to snack on, eat cold or heat up with milk in the microwave.

*This makes enough to fill a big Rubbermaid cereal keeper with a couple of bowls left over...guessing most would want to 1/2 it?

**I used olive oil and it is fine - coconut oil would be really good in it. We like crunchy and this hasn't been turning out as crunchy as we like it down here....so I plan to decrease the oil to 3/4 - 1 C of oil next time.

I don't put dried fruit IN the granola because some in my family like it plain. You could add coconut, raisens, dates, pineapple....