Hello everybody, hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, granola. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look 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 popular of recent trending foods on earth. It is easy, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. It is enjoyed by millions every day. They’re nice and they look wonderful. Granola is something which I’ve loved my whole life.

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

The ingredients needed to make Granola:

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

Granola is loaded with healthy ingredients like oats, nuts, seeds and fruit. This granola recipe is also a far more healthy granola option, since it's made with whole grains, unrefined oil and naturally sweetened. You just can't beat freshly baked granola packed with delicious and good-for-you ingredients. Plus, homemade granola is super easy to make.

Instructions 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

You'll only need one bowl and some basic pantry ingredients. 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. Try this savoury granola as a topping for soups or sprinkled over salads.

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