granola

In a huge ball jar. Like, that's 4.5 cups of granola in there. It's orangey and nutty. But I don't use any dried fruit. I think it tends to get hard, so I add that as needed when I'm eating the granola, which is immediately and often.

This is how I do it, in case you want the experience firsthand.

Adjust oven rack to middle position, and heat oven to 275 degrees.

Coat a 9-by-13-ish cookie sheet with cooking spray or rub some oil around on it.

 

Mix "the dry." (Sebastian's part)

5 cups oats
4 Tbs. brown sugar
½ tsp. or a few shakes of salt; the salt makes a difference, so do add some.
¾ cup of nuts, one or two kinds, almonds, walnuts, or pecans work well
A couple dashes of cinnamon to taste.

Bring to simmer the following. (Boiling oil? Yup, that's Mommy's part)

½ cup maple syrup (This does not need to be fine, grade A, pure, prayed over by monks. It actually tastes great if you use Eggo type.)
6 Tbsp. corn oil
2 Tbsp. water
a blurp of almond extract
the zest of one orange

Drizzle over oat mixture, and stir to combine.

Pour mixture onto prepared pan. Pinch it all over to make clusters. (This is a particularly good job for the 3-year-olds out there. Those who have washed their hands.)

Bake for 30 minutes. Check. Continue to bake until golden brown, about 5-10 minutes longer. Check several times; it gets completely cooked all of a sudden and then can burn. Let cool and pry up with a big "flipper."

Do I have to say it can be stored for a couple weeks? That never, ever happens here.

Comments

[tiennie]

Yummy!!

[Oiyi]

Delicious! Thanks for sharing.

[Renee]

Oh, delicious!! I'll have to give this recipe a try ~ thanks for sharing it!

[Lucette]

It has been years since I made granola. Thanks for the recipe, it looks great.

[Katherine of it All]

Nice.

[megan]

there is nothing better than homemade granola. now if if only i werent so lazy...

[jessica]

this sounds like the granola i make! it never ever lasts here either.
i like to sprinkle ours with wheat germ or flax seeds right before the baking. love the blankie you are making.

[Kirsten]

This looks delicious!! I think I have all of the ingredients on hand. I might just need to make some this afternoon.

[jen]

I am going to have to try this recipe! Yum!

[Alicia]

Mmmmm YUM!

[Trixie]

Mmmmmmm good! Thank you very much for sharing.

[leslie]

i am almost out.......and the sound of the orange in it sounds fabulous! thank you!!!

[Kirsten]

I made a batch of this granola today. It is delicious!!! Thanks for sharing your recipe.

[nikki]

Thanks so much for sharing this. I have been eating some very mediocre Trader Joe's granola lately and this sounds a million time better.

[nikki]

I just had the opportunity to make this and it is fabulous! I added a little bit of flaxseed meal for giggles. Thanks so much for sharing it with us.