- 1/2 cup margarine (1 stick)
- 1 cup raw brown sugar
- 1/4 cup water
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 4 cups rolled oats
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 cup dried fruit (optional)
- 1/2 cup nuts or seeds (optional)
In a large 4 quart saucepan melt the
margarine, sugar and water together. Stir it
well and let it simmer for a few minutes (2
or 3 minutes should be enough). Add the
salt, oatmeal and cinnamon to the big pot.
Remove the pot from the stove and stir up
the granola. You want to coat the oats with
the brown sugar and margarine, so keep
stirring until everything is moistened. Put
the granola onto a cookie sheet, the kind
with sides. Bake it at 375° for 10 minutes.
It should be a nice golden brown. Remove the
pan from the oven and allow the granola to
cool right there in the pan. When it is
cool, break it up into small pieces and
transfer it to clean coffee can, or other
type of canister. Add the nuts and/or dried
fruit when you put it into the canister.
Serve for breakfast in a bowl with milk or
yogurt. Very tasty.
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