Today I made this delicious granola recipe out of my Potluck at Midnight Farm - Celebrating Food, Family and Friends on Martha's Vineyard cookbook by Tamara Weiss. The recipe begins "You only get granola this good once in a blue moon!" - I agree!Blue Moon Granola
8 C rolled oats
2 C barley flakes
2 C wheat flakes
2 C oat bran or wheat germ (or some of each)
2 C raw sunflower seeds
2 C pecans (optional)
1/2 C oil (canola or safflower)
1/2 C honey
1/2 C maple syrup
1 C dried cranberries
1 C raisins
Heat oven to 325 degrees. Combine oats, barely and wheat flakes, oat bran, sunflower seeds & pecans in a large bowl and mix. Stir the oil, honey and maple syrup in a medium saucepan over low heat until warm. Pour heated mixture over the dry ingredients and mix thoroughly. Spread the granola out in thin layers on large baking sheets and bake for 20 minutes. Stir and bake another 20 minutes. The granola is done when it is golden brown all over.
Use a spatula or large spoon to transfer baked granola to a bowl. Repeat the baking process until all the granola is done. When cool, stir in the cranberries and raisins. Store in quart-size containers. This granola also freezes well.
Because my family doesn't like pecans or raisins very much, I substituted extra oats and cranberries and it turned out fine.
The recipe says this is delicious with plain yogurt flavored with maple syrup and a bit of ground cinnamon. I haven't tried that yet, but I know it's darn good on icecream!
4 comments:
Love that cookbook - haven't actually made that many recipes from it - the husband is the big cook, but I like to read cookbooks....and it's a great reading one :)
Hi Susan,
I too love it as a reading cookbook - I've only made the Summer Strawberry Peach Pie and the Lighthouse Lasagne - both were very good.
Why, oh, why don't I make granola? :<) I did ages ago, but haven't for so very long. Does the oil give it an 'oily' taste? Does all granola have oil? Is there any substitute? Butter? :<) I'd like to see this book - it sounds great.
Hi Nan,
I've heard of people using butter instead of oil - it just changes the consistancy a bit.
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