Granola

I know it's been forever since I've posted- sorry about that.  I wanted to get a couple of my favorite granola recipes down, so we'll start with the Molasses one.  This one I got from mom.

 5 C old fashioned oats
5 C quick oats
1 C sunflower seeds
1 1/12 C chopped walnuts
1 1/2 C brown sugar
1/2 C vegetable oil
1/2 C honey
1/2 C molasses
1 1/2 t salt
2 t cinnamon
3 T vanilla

In a huge bowl, mix the oats, seeds and nuts.  In a saucepan combine the brown sugar, oil, honey, molasses, salt, cinnamon, and vanilla.  Heat it until the sugars are dissolved, but do not boil.  Pour it over the oats mixture and stir.  Pour about half of the granola in to a big (sprayed with oil) sheet cake pan and bake at 325 degrees for 10 minutes, stir, and then bake it for 8-10 more minutes.  Repeat with the rest of the wet granola.

The great thing about most granola recipes is that you can add your own preferred nuts, raisins, coconut, etc.  This is the mix that I like the best.


Vanilla Granola- from my Aunt Lynda

6 c quick oats
1/2 c brown sugar
3/4 c wheat germ
1/2 coconut ( I don't add this)
1/4 c sunflower seeds
1/2 c chopped nuts
1/2 c vegetable oil
1/4 c honey
1 1/2 t vanilla

Heat oven to 350 degrees.  Heat oats only for 10 minutes, and stir it once during heating.  Mix oil, honey, vanilla and brown sugar in a pan and heat until sugar dissolves.  Meanwhile, mix oats, wheat germ, sunflower seeds, and nuts.  Pour wet into dry, and mix well.  Bake in a sheet cake pan for 20 minutes, storing occasionally.

This granola recipe is a nice mild flavor.  Not too sweet, and just plain good.  The recipe on top is a very bold flavor, and pretty sweet.  It is also good. They are very different, and very good!