Granola

I made homemade granola for the first time today and feel a little silly for not having tried it before. It's a simple matter of spreading out some rolled oats in a spray-coated pan with a smaller amount of wheat germ or milled flax and some coarsely chopped walnuts, and then baking the mixture at 300 for thirty minutes, giving a stir halfway through. Then all you have to do is turn up the oven, pour a mixture of apple juice concentrate, a little brown sugar, and a couple of tablespoons of oil, stir to coat, and bake for another 30. Pull it out, cool it, toss it in an air-right storage container with some dried fruit, chopped finely, and enjoy over the next 4 or 5 weeks. You've got healthy cereal that's cheaper than bought granola and has a lot less fat.
Endless variations are possible. I added a dash of salt and some cinnamon and nutmeg to ours. Next time I'll try adding vanilla. Yummy!

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