Best Country Inn Granola
- Ready In:
- 1hr 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Yields:
-
12 cups
ingredients
- 6 cups whole rolled oats
- 1 cup shredded unsweetened coconut
- 1 cup sliced almonds
- 3⁄4 cup walnut pieces
- 3⁄4 cup pecan pieces
- 1 cup wheat germ (optional)
- 1 cup safflower oil
- 1⁄2 cup honey
- 1⁄2 cup maple syrup
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 cup raisins
- 1 cup dried cherries
- 1 cup dried apricot, chopped roughly (optional)
directions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
- Melt oil, honey, maple syrup and vanilla in pan on low just until warmed. Set aside.
- Mix oats, nuts, coconut and wheat germ (if using) well in large bowl.
- Pour warmed honey mixture over and mix very well.
- Spread into large jelly roll pan or similar, so that the mixture is no deeper than one inch.
- Bake for 40-50 minutes, mixing thoroughly every 15 minutes. Watch carefully in the last 15 minutes or so as once it starts to brown it can go quite quickly. You want it nicely deep golden, and the nuts starting to toast.
- When done, set aside and let cool in pan. Mixture will be soft at first but goes chunky and crunchy as it cools. When cool, mix in fruits and store in sealed tin or jar.
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My formative cooking years were spent in Philadelphia--food lovers' heaven! Favourite cookbook writer: Nigel Slater. I also love reading and using the old classics--Fannie Farmer, The Joy of Cooking, The New York Times Cookbook, James Beard, Silver Palate--as well as my much-loved collection of Junior League cookbooks, especially from Down South.
I live in a little place along the Grand Union Canal with hubby and four Maine Coon cats.