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Granola Mix the oil, maple syrup, honey and vanilla in a large bowl. Granola is a breakfast food and snack food consisting of rolled oats, nuts, honey or other sweeteners such as brown sugar, and sometimes puffed rice, that is usually baked until it is crisp, toasted and golden brown. During the baking process, the mixture is stirred to maintain a loose breakfast cereal consistency. You can cook Granola using 22 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Granola

It's of "dry ingredients".
It's 7 cups of old fashioned oats.
It's 1 cup of wheat bran.
Prepare 1 cup of flax meal.
It's of "flavorings".
You need 1/4 cup of canola, coconut or olive oil.
Prepare 1/4 cup of applesauce.
It's 1/2 cup of brown or raw sugar.
You need 1/2 cup of honey or agave.
It's 1/2 cup of water.
It's 2 teaspoons of turmeric.
It's 1 tablespoon of vanilla, maple or almond extract.
Prepare 2 teaspoons of cinnamon.
It's 1/2 teaspoon of nutmeg.
You need 1 teaspoon of salt.
Prepare of "nuts, seeds & fruits".
Prepare 1 cup of broken walnuts.
It's 1 cup of broken pecans.
You need 1/2 cup of raw pumpkin seeds.
You need 1/2 cup of raw sunflower seeds.
You need 1 cup of chopped dates.
You need 1 cup of raisins or dried cranberries.

Dried fruit, such as raisins and dates, and confections such as chocolate are. Roughly chop the nuts and apricots, then place into a large bowl. Add the remaining dry ingredients and mix together. Drizzle over the maple syrup and finely grate over the orange zest, then stir well to coat everything.

Granola instructions

Preheat oven to 275° F or 135° C.
Mix oats, bran & flax in a large roasting pan..
Whisk the "flavorings" together and then drizzle over the oat mixture. Stir until evenly moist..
Bake for 1-1/2 hours -- stirring every 15 minutes..
After the third stirring, add the "nuts, seeds & fruits"..
Bake for an additional 15 minutes..
Allow to cool completely. Store in an airtight container..
NOTE: I have experimented with the balance and quantities of the fats and sugars. As I reduced the fat, the texture went from crunchy to chewy. I did not have success with less than 1/4 cup of fat. I have also sometimes replaced the more processed sugars with unsweetened frozen juice concentrate..
Serving size - 1/4 cup.

Put the oats, wheatgerm, coconut, sesame and sunflower seeds, and the nuts in a bowl. Pour the the oil and honey into a small saucepan and add the vanilla. Granola is usually considered a healthy breakfast cereal. It's a toasted mixture of rolled oats, nuts, and a sweetener like sugar or honey, though it can also include other grains, puffed rice,. Pour the granola onto your prepared pan and use a large spoon to spread it in an even layer.