another recipe...granola

a jar for me, a bag for lindsey in boston, and a bag for hannah in indiana

earlier this week, lindsey reported that she had bought some granola

 at the store, and she said it tasted like cardboard!

she proposed a swap..some homemade granola for 

a handcrafted lino stamp. I said, "it's a deal!"

Here's the recipe I've been using for 35 years. When you make your own, you know exactly what goes into it. I use mostly organic ingredients. 

2 lbs. rolled oats

1/4 lb. sesame seeds

1/2 lb. wheat germ

1/4 lb.  hulled sunflower seeds

1 lb. chopped nuts, your choice

1 cup honey or maple syrup

1 cup oil

1 tsp vanilla

HEAT oil, sweetener, and vanilla until well mixed.

STIR liquid mixture with other ingredients. Mixture will be fairly dry.

PLACE mixture in a greased baking pan and broil (or bake) at 500 degrees, STIRRING FREQUENTLY, until golden brown. Watch carefully, it can burn quickly.

Sometimes I add 1/2 lb. raisins/currants or dried cranberries after I've cooked the granola.

Non fat yogurt, granola and fresh fruit is my go-to breakfast of choice.  Enjoy!

P.S. Melanie asked about the "#" symbol I had used in the original post....I have changed the "#" for clarification to "lb" or pound. Call me old fashioned!