This is the best granola I have ever made! In the past, I have had problems making granola where, no matter I what I did, it would not clump, and it would burn. The flour in this recipe enables the granola to clump. Also the stirring helps the granola not to burn. If the granola ever starts to look really dark like it might be burning, remove it from the oven; the oats should never burn.
Ingredients:
- 4 cups rolled oats
- 1/2 cup honey
- 1/4 cup canola oil
- 3 tbs. flour (any kind: white flour, wheat flour, bread flour, oat flour, etc)
- 1 1/2 tbs. sugar
- 1tsp. cinnamon
- 1/2 cup walnuts (or any nut)
- 3/4 cup raisins (or any dried fruit)
- 1/4 cup sunflower seeds (optional)
- Mix all dry ingredients (except nuts, seeds, and dried fruit)
- Add oil, sugar, honey
- Mix thoroughly so the oats absorb the liquid and become shiny (if necessary add a little more oil or honey)
- Spread granola on a shallow baking pan
- Bake for 20 minutes at 300 degrees. (After the first 10 minutes, stir granola so edges don't burn)
- Add fruit and nuts (and seeds) and stir granola again
- Bake for another 10 minutes
- Cool on the baking sheet to retain clumpiness
- Enjoy with milk, yogurt, blueberries, or whatever you want!
*Other options: my friend from Holland suggests using grape seed oil (instead of canola), adding a little salt, with dried cranberries, sliced almonds, and sunflower seeds
Yay! I've been looking for a granola recipe for a long time !! Thanks, Care! What happens if you don't add the flour?
ReplyDeleteI have made it without flour before, and the granola didn't have clumps in it.
ReplyDeletelove your pic! ;)
ReplyDeleteTHANKS!! I think I'm going to try and wake up every morning at 3am, and pay Annette to do my makeup and Natalie to do my hair like that! I do shiver with horror though when I remember ALL the bird seed I had in my hair the next day. Yuck! I think I'll definitely skip the bird seed and just go woth the makeup and the hair. :) We can do it together!!
ReplyDeletehahah!!
ReplyDeleteCare! I'm so excited about this- like Mon, I've wanted to try a good granola recipe for a while. Love that this recipe has a minimal amount of sugar... one thing I don't like about store-bought granola is that it has so much sugar in it. I might even try it without the sugar and just use the honey... Have you ever tried that and if so, has it effected the taste very much?
ReplyDeleteThat's what I don't like about store bought granola too. I would use less sugar. The cinnamon and honey give it a nice taste and if you ever need more, you could always sprinkle it on top after it's cooked. (I may have actually used less than 2 tbs...I sort of just did a dash of sugar and didn't really measure it).
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