Granola Recipe!

I've had some requests for the granola recipe and since hippies share things and granola is hippy-friendly - here is the recipe. I hope you all enjoy it. I doubled the recipe to get three big ziplocs full. I omit all the optional things because of preference.

Combine in large mixing bowl
8 c rolled oats
2 c grated coconut
1 t cinnamon
1 C brown sugar
4 oz chopped nuts (I use almonds)
4 oz raisins (optional)
1 1/2 c bran (optional)
1 1/2 c shelled sunflower seeds (optional)

Mix dry ingredients together well and set aside. Preheat oven to 325 and grease 2 cookie sheets (the ones with edges)

Combine in smaller bowl - mix well
1/2 c veg. oil
1 c. honey
2 tsp vanilla

Pour wet honey mixture over oat mixture and mix well. Sometimes you have to use your hands to really distribute the honey mixture everywhere and coat the dry mixture well. Pour half of the granola on each cookie sheet and bake. Turn mixture every 5-10 until golden brown. Once it is golden brown remove from oven and allow to cool. The mixture will still appear moist but will dry to a crunchy state soon after removal from oven. Store in air tight containers or Ziploc. Pig out.

TIP: I have used both raw almonds and dry roasted/salted ones. I find the dry roasted ones much tastier in the granola because of their slight salt content with the sweet granola and because of their roasted crunch.