Granola
½ cup oil
1 cup sweetener (honey, sorghum, molasses, and/or maple syrup)
10 cups of grains (rolled oats, rolled wheat, rolled rye, puffed wheat, and/or puffed rice)
1-3 cups dried fruit (raisins, currents, dates, cranberries, and/or apples)
1-3 cups nuts/seeds (cashews, almonds, walnuts, pecans, flax seed and/or sunflower seeds)
Optional
½ cup peanut butter
1 Tbl vanilla
¼ cup milk powder
2 Tbl nutritional yeast
1 Tbl grated orange or lemon peel
1 cup wheat germ
1 cup coconut
Heat oil, sweetener, and peanut butter (optional) in a large pot until thin. Remove from heat. Stir in remaining optional ingredients if desired. Stir in grains. Dried fruit & nuts/seeds may be added now or after cooking. Spread mixture into ungreased cookie sheets with sides or casserole dishes. Bake at 250°F for about 2 hours, stirring occasionally. Cool. Store in an airtight container.
Variation
To make granola bars, reduce grains to 6 cups and press mixture into two 8 inch square pans. Bake at 300°F for 30-40 minutes or until golden brown. Cut while hot, but cool before removing from pan.
