Saturday, December 12, 2009

Fruitless Granola

The road was a sheet of ice this morning and I had to call out of work. In turn I got a day of down home cookin, cleaning.. and catching up! Give and take!!
Got the tree decorated, house cleaned, and a batch of granola made!

This recipe is very basic, no bells or whistles..


Fruitless Granola
Ingredients:
4 cups rolled oats
1 cup wheat germ
1/2 cup flax seed
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 and 1/2 cup walnuts
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/3 cup oil (probably not olive oil, but whatever you have. The more mild, the better)
1/4 cup syrup (any kind, I prefer real maple syrup though)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup water

Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F.
In a large bowl, or even on a large 'cookie' baking sheet, toss together the oats, wheat germ, flax seed meal, brown sugar, sunflower seeds, pecans, almonds, and cinnamon. Top with the oil, honey, vanilla and water and mix well; until evenly blended. Spread out evenly in the pan, (if you mixed it in the pan) other wise pour the mixture into a large 'cookie' baking sheet and spread out evenly.
Bake for 1 hour in the preheated oven, until toasted; stirring every 20 minutes. Let cool completely and store in an airtight container

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