Granola: Down to Earth Granola
By :Better Homes & Gardens, April 2002
-Bethany Weathersby
4 cups old-fashioned oats
1 1/2 cups sliced almonds
1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
1/2 t. salt
1/2 t. cinnamon
1/4 cup canola oil
1/4 cup honey
1 t. vanilla
1 1/2 cups raisins and/or dried cranberries
Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
In a large bowl mix the oats, almonds, brown sugar, salt and cinnamon.
In a small saucepan warm the oil and honey. Carefully stir in the vanilla (be careful because it bubbles up).
Pour liquid over oat mixture. Stir gently with a wooden spoon; finish mixing by hand if needed. Spread granola in a 15x10x1 inch baking pan. Bake 40 minutes stirring carefully every 10 minutes. Cool on pan on a rack. Stir in raisins or cranberries. Store in airtight container. Will keep 1 week at room temp. or 3 months in freezer.
Makes 9 cups (24 servings)
Per serving: 186 calories, 8 g. fat, 3 g. fiber
Tip: Measure the oil before the honey, and your honey will slide right out.