Hello everybody, it is Louise, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, granola. It is one of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

In a large bowl, combine the oats, nuts, coconut, and brown sugar. In a separate bowl, combine maple syrup, oil, and salt. I learned this recipe while working at a Bed and Breakfast in DC.

Granola is one of the most favored of current trending foods on earth. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It’s simple, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. Granola is something that I’ve loved my entire life. They’re nice and they look wonderful.

To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook granola using 22 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Granola:

1. Get "dry ingredients"
2. Get 7 cups old fashioned oats
3. Make ready 1 cup wheat bran
4. Take 1 cup flax meal
5. Take "flavorings"
6. Make ready 1/4 cup canola, coconut or olive oil
7. Prepare 1/4 cup applesauce
8. Make ready 1/2 cup brown or raw sugar
9. Make ready 1/2 cup honey or agave
10. Make ready 1/2 cup water
11. Prepare 2 teaspoons turmeric
12. Prepare 1 tablespoon vanilla, maple or almond extract
13. Take 2 teaspoons cinnamon
14. Take 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
15. Get 1 teaspoon salt
16. Prepare "nuts, seeds & fruits"
17. Make ready 1 cup broken walnuts
18. Prepare 1 cup broken pecans
19. Get 1/2 cup raw pumpkin seeds
20. Get 1/2 cup raw sunflower seeds
21. Make ready 1 cup chopped dates
22. Make ready 1 cup raisins or dried cranberries

Plus, homemade granola is super easy to make. You'll only need one bowl and some basic pantry ingredients. Transfer granola to a baking pan coated with cooking spray. Cool in pans on wire racks.

Steps to make Granola:

1. Preheat oven to 275° F or 135° C
2. Mix oats, bran & flax in a large roasting pan.
3. Whisk the "flavorings" together and then drizzle over the oat mixture. Stir until evenly moist.
4. Bake for 1-1/2 hours – stirring every 15 minutes.
5. After the third stirring, add the "nuts, seeds & fruits".
6. Bake for an additional 15 minutes.
7. Allow to cool completely. Store in an airtight container.
8. NOTE: I have experimented with the balance and quantities of the fats and sugars. As I reduced the fat, the texture went from crunchy to chewy. I did not have success with less than 1/4 cup of fat. I have also sometimes replaced the more processed sugars with unsweetened frozen juice concentrate.
9. Serving size - 1/4 cup

Granola is loaded with healthy ingredients like oats, nuts, seeds and fruit. Granola is a breakfast food and snack food consisting of rolled oats, nuts, honey or other sweeteners such as brown sugar, and sometimes puffed rice, that is usually baked until it is crisp, toasted and golden brown. During the baking process, the mixture is stirred to maintain a loose breakfast cereal consistency. Dried fruit, such as raisins and dates, and confections such as chocolate are. Granola is an increasingly popular cereal that's easy to take on the go, but you may wonder about possible downsides.

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