Thursday, August 22, 2013

Granola Simplified

2 cups Rolled Oats
1/2 cup each Buckwheat, Millet, Flax Seed (any combo of your preferred grains will work. You can also sub out a grain for a nut. This quantity is what works with the honey/oil amount though)


1/3 cup each Raw Honey and Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1tsp kosher salt (not pictured)


Toast your grains. 

Pre heat oven to 350 F. Place all grains, mixed together evenly in as close to a single layer as possible, on a large baking sheet (divide in two if baking sheet is smaller causing grains to be piled to much on each other). 

Place pan on middle rack, set timer for 8minutes. Check and stir edges to center and center grains to edges. Toast an additional 2-4minutes checking for browning and nutty smell in grains. Once toasted put grains in a 8cup capacity or greater sized bowl. 


Combine honey, olive oil, and 1tsp of salt in a medium sauce pan and place burner on high. 


Until it does this... Which is about 3minutes here in Tucson. Let it be bubbly for another minute after it starts to originally boil, then pour syrup on grains and stir to evenly coat. 


If you want a crunchier granola, place mix back on the baking sheet and place in a 250 F oven for 15 additional minutes. This will help dry everything out again. 


This is where you now add dry fruit if you would like. I went with 1 cup of raisins. 


Stir everything together, then...


Enjoy! It was super tasty on plain yogurt, tomorrow I'll eat some for breakfast like cold cereal with spiced tea instead if milk. 



I. Love. Cooking. 
I. Love. Food. 
Mmmmmmmm. 





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