- 3 cups dry oatmeal
- 1/2 cup margarine (1 stick)
- 1/2 cup honey or maple syrup
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup each nuts and dried fruit
(optional)
First melt the margarine in a 3-quart
saucepan over medium heat. Add the honey and
salt. Honey is easiest to measure in a well
oiled measuring cup. Otherwise, just scoop
the last of it out of the cup with a clean
finger or spoon. Heat the honey briefly with
the margarine and then add the oatmeal. Stir
it up nicely. It smells really good. Turn
the mixture onto an ungreased cookie sheet,
the kind with shallow sides; a large 9 by
13-inch pan works well too. Spread the
granola out evenly and bake it at 375° for
10 minutes. It should be a toasty brown. Now
remove it from the oven and allow it to cool
and crisp up right there in the pan. Store
it in a clean coffee can or sealed canister.
Add the nuts and dried fruit, if you are
using them, when the granola is cool. Serve
it with milk like regular cereal, or if you
are hankering for a divinely inspired treat,
get a big bowl of plain yogurt, and sprinkle
a large handful of granola on top of it.
Mmmmmmmm, very tasty. Sliced bananas are
good with this too.
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