Tuesday, August 2, 2011

Homemade Granola

Create your own recipe with the following ingredients:
  • GRAINS: Rolled oats, rye flakes, wheat flakes, soy flakes, rolled barley, brown rice flakes, cracked wheat, soy grits, puffed rice, millet, buckwheat.
  • NUTRITIONAL: Wheat germ, rice bran, oat bran, wheat bran, powdered milk, soy milk, nutritional yeast.
  • SEEDS: Sesame, sunflower, flax, chia, pumpkin
  • NUTS: Walnuts, almonds, cashews, pecans, peanuts
  • LIQUID SWEETNERS: honey, molasses, maple syrup, fruit juices, fruit concentrates
  • SOLID SWEETNERS: date sugar, raw sugar, brown sugar, maple sugar, fruit sugars
  • FLAVORINGS: Vanilla extract, almond extract, grated citrus rinds, ginger, cinnamon
  • OILS & FATS: Cold pressed oils (safflower, almond, sesame, peanut, etc.) melted butter
  • DRIED FRUITS: Dried apples, raisins, currants, dates, cranberries, blueberries coconut.
Homemade Granola Recipe:
adapted from joyofbaking.com
3 cups old-fashioned rolled oats (not instant)
3/4 cup chopped walnuts
1/2 cup raw sunflower seeds
1/2 cup puffed rice
1/2 tablespoon wheat germ (optional)
1/2 tablespoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon crystalized ginger
2 tablespoons canola oil
1/2 cup (120 ml) pure maple syrup (preferably Grade A Dark Amber)
1 cup dried fruits (cranberries, cherries, apricots, dates, figs, and/or raisins) (optional) Bake at 325*

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