Author Notes
My sister gave me a recipe for granola about 20 years ago. Over the years I adapted it by removing some ingredients and adding others.The pine nuts were inspired by a granola I ate at the Inn of the Anasazi in Santa Fe, NM. —Leslie_
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Ingredients
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2 cups
organic old fashioned oats
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1/2 cup
chopped or sliced almonds with skins
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1/2 cup
organic non-sweetened coconut
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1/4 cup
sesame seeds
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1/2 cup
wheat germ
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1/2 cup
pine nuts
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1/2 cup
sunflower seeds
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1/2 cup
pumpkin seeds
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1/3 cup
canola oil
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1/3 cup
maple syrup
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1/2 cup
whole pecans
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1/2 cup
raisins &/or chopped dried apricots or dried cranberries
Directions
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Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
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Combine dry ingredients
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Mix oil and maple syrup and add to dry ingredients, mixing well.
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Spread mixture in pan (cookie pan or roasting pan) and bake about 30 minutes, stirring after 15 minutes and then checking often to avoid burning. The granola is done when it is evenly browned.
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Add dried fruit after the granola cools a bit. Store in a tightly covered container.
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