Tracy's Granola
Source of Recipe
internet
List of Ingredients
9 x 13 inch baking dish
4 1/2 cups rolled oats
1/4 cup oat bran or wheat germ
1/2 cup sunflower seeds
1/4 cup sesame seeds
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground cardamom
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 cup walnuts
1/4 cup hazelnuts
1/2 cup almonds
1/3 cup vegetable oil (something neutral-tasting, like canola)
1/2 cup pure maple syrup
2 tablespoons molasses
1 cup raisins
1 cup dried cranberries Recipe
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Measure dry ingredients into the bowl, coarsely chopping nuts as needed (whole almonds and hazelnuts are delicious but just a little chunky). Like I said before, don’t hesitate to add a little extra of any ingredient that’s particularly delicious and snackable during this phase (I usually end up using heaping half-cups of nuts, but I might eat them down to regular half-cups by the time everything’s chopped).
Mix oats, seeds, nuts, and spices well.
In a small bowl or liquid measuring cup, combine vegetable oil, maple syrup, and molasses. I recommend mixing it, because it looks really cool, but you could probably skip this step if you’re no fun. While you’ve got the oil out, use it to prepare the baking pan (I splash in a few teaspoons and tilt the pan around until the bottom is coated).
Stir the liquid mixture into the dry mixture and stir until it’s well-distributed and the oats and suchforth are evenly moistened.
Spread the granola-to-be evenly in the baking pan.
Bake 30-45 minutes, stirring every 10 to 15 minutes (the original recipe says this is “to ensure uniform baking” but I’m pretty sure it’s just because the smell is too good to resist).
When the granola is golden brown and has maybe quietly sizzled during at least one stirring, it’s ready to come out of the oven. Let it cool, stirring occasionally if you’re in a hurry for it to cool faster. Mix in the fruit when the granola is room temperature or a little warmer (it doesn’t get baked because it can burn and also so you have something to snack on while the granola’s in the oven or too hot to eat).
And that’s how to make a heaping 8+ cups of Tracy granola, possibly more than enough to fill a half-gallon yogurt tub (very appropriate, since “with yogurt” is my favorite way to eat it). Moosewood says this granola will keep for 7-10 days in a sealed container, but it rarely lasts that long in my house.
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