Granola

Today, Reagan and I made some homemade granola. Since it was past breakfast when it was done, I had it for lunch over a bit of vanilla yogurt. When Geoffrey walked in after school he immediately yelled out, "What are you making, it smells so good?! I could smell it all the way at the end of the driveway." It's eleven o'clock now, and it still smells good in the house. So to make your house smell wonderful, and have yummy breakfast for quite some time, here is the recipe that I used.

9 cups oats

2 cups sunflower seeds

2 cups sweetened coconut

1 cup chopped walnuts

1 cup maple syrup (we use a homemade syrup)

1 cup oil

1 cup water

1 cup honey

1-2 T salt

2 t vanilla

Clearly granola is versatile and you can put whatever you want in it--more nuts, cinnamon, dried fruit, etc.

Pack into two jelly roll pans. The packed parts will form yummy clumps so don't spread it out too much. Bake at 275 until golden colored. The edges will bake first so keep an eye on it and rearrange if necessary. It takes at least an hour to an hour and a half at this temperature. I always get impatient and crank the oven up to 300 at the end. I can't wait until breakfast tomorrow.