Thursday, May 22, 2008

Heavenly Granola














This is the best granola I've ever tasted (it has an even texture with no clumps), and the kitchen staff at Bishop's Ranch in Healdsburg were gracious enough to share it with me. Amen!

Ingredients
6 cups rolled oats
2/3 cup wheat germ
2/3 cup sunflower seeds
1/3 cup sesame seeds
2/3 cup roughly chopped almonds
1/2 cup honey
1/2 cup light vegetable oil
1/2 tsp almond or vanilla extract (optional)
1/4 cup raisins
1/4 cup golden raisins
1/3 cup chopped dried apricots
1/3 cup dried cranberries or cherries

Preparation
Preheat oven to 350F degrees. Place the oats, wheat germ, sunflower seeds, sesame seeds, and almonds in a large bowl; mix to combine. Transfer to a very large baking pan. Place the honey and oil (and extract) in a saucepan and heat until well mixed and viscous. Pour over the dry ingredients and stir until honey mixture is evenly incorporated. Bake, stirring every 15 minutes (and more frequently at the end of baking) for 45 minutes to an hour. Remove when golden brown. Add dried fruit. Stir every 5 minutes as it cools to prevent clumping. Store in airtight container. Great over plain yogurt!

1 comment:

Cathy said...

Thanks for posting! I just got back from The Bishop's Ranch and looked for this recipe.