Granola!

Yesterday between running errands to get ready for the week, and the super bowl festivities, I decided to make homemade granola. YUMMY! I love to look through cook books and find new things that I can make. I was flipping through Alton Brown's Good Eats (The Early Years) cook book and found a recipe for granola. I did change it a little bit just to adjust it to the ingredients I had in my cabinet and wanted to use.


Ingredients:
10 oz of rolled oats
silvered almonds ( put as many nuts you would like, it depends on how you like your granola)
pistachios
pecans
1 1/2 oz of sweetened coconut
3 oz of brown sugar
3/4 teaspoon of salt
3 oz of honey
2 oz of vegetable oil
cranberries (or any other type of fruit you would like)

Pre-heat the oven to 250 F. 

First put the rolled oats, nuts, coconut, brown sugar, and salt in a large bowl.

Next you will measure the honey and the oil and add to the dry mix. Make sure you stir really well to combine.

After you stir the mixture place it on a small sheet pan and spread out evenly.

Place the mixture in the oven for an hour, making sure that you stir the mixture every 15 mins.

It's very IMPORTANT that you stir every 15 mins to make sure the granola cooks evenly.

Once the granola is cooked let it cool for about 30 minutes. Then place the granola in an air tight container. I put mine in a gallon Ziploc bag.

Once in the bag add the cranberries and shake well to mix the cranberries with the granola. After you mix, eat and enjoy. The granola should last for up to a week, it also makes about a pound in a half. I really hope you enjoy the granola as much as I do.