Soft Granola

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 5 cups oatmeal, dry
• 1/2 cup wheat germ
• 1 cup chopped pecans (1 cup combination nuts) or 1 cup walnuts (1 cup combination nuts) or 1 cup almonds (1 cup combination nuts)
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 3/4 cup water
• 1/4 cup corn oil
• 1/4 cup molasses or 1/4 cup honey
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 2 cups raisins or 2 cups mixed dried fruit, chopped

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 300 degrees.
• 2 combine oatmeal, wheat germ, sunflower seeds and nuts in large mixing bowl.
• 3 combine sugar, water, oil, molasses or honey, salt cinnamon and vanilla in saucepan. heat until sugar is dissolved, but do not boil.
• 4 pour hot mixture over dry ingredients, stirring until well coated.
• 5 spread granola on 2 large cookie sheets.
• 6 bake for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. remove from oven at this point, if you want a soft granola. bake 15 minutes longer for a crunchy product.
• 7 cool granola. add fruit. store in air-tight containers. use within 6 months.