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Granola

by Emily Becker
If you have received our newsletter in recent weeks, you may read about how milk has taken over our refrigerator and in an effort to use up said milk, I have been making yogurt and other dairy delights.  In a similar fashion to the "if you give a mouse a cookie..."  thought pattern, I have concluded that if Mama B makes yogurt, Mama B is also going to want granola to go with it.  So, below is an easy recipe for granola; as with all recipes, the beauty is that you can adjust the dried fruit(s), nuts, spices, etc. to your liking and it will still turn out great! 

Ingredients
  • 3 c oats
  • 1 c shredded or flaked coconut
  • 1 c chopped pecans
  • 1/4 c wheat germ
  • 1 tsp cinnamon ( ~1/2 tsp nutmeg would also be good)
  • ~1/2 tsp coarse salt
  • 2/3 c real maple syrup
  • 2 TBSP olive oil
  • Egg white, from 1 egg
  • 1 c dried fruit (I used cranberries, since that is what I had on-hand)
Directions
  1. Pre-heat oven to 300F.  Spray a large, rimmed baking dish with cooking spray or line with parchment paper.
  2. In a large bowl, combine the first 6 ingredients, mixing together with a rubber spatula.  Once combined, stir in the olive oil and maple syrup, again mixing gently with the rubber spatula. 
  3. In a small bowl, whisk the egg white until foamy, then mix into the granola mixture. 
  4. Spread in an even layer onto the prepared baking dish.
  5. Bake for about 1 hour, or until dried.  At the half-way point, I check the mixture and gently turn over with a spatula (trying to keep the clusters together as best as possible).  Once done, place the pan on a cooling rack.  Sprinkle in the dried fruit and enjoy. 

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