Granola

OK - small diversion. Back to stitching content tomorrow. Still a strumpet, struggling with project monogamy.

Yummmmmmmmmm.

So, every morning for the last two years, my husband has eaten granola with yogourt. I have a very fit, handsome husband......

(The sexiest part of this photo is that he's folding laundry. Uh huh.) So, I decided that since my handsome, laundry folding husband liked his granola so much I would go to the trouble of finding a recipe that I could make for him. I started with a recipe from Recipezaar which is a site that I really like. I used recipe #76560 by NHNichole and only tweaked it slightly. I added two tbs of softened butter and only 1/2 cup of brown sugar.

• 3 cups oatmeal 
• 1/3 cup coconut
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 3 tablespoons honey
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 cup raisins

Directions

1. 1

   Pour oatmeal into a glass microwaveable dish and cook for two minutes; stirring once. [I think this is to help the mixture to come to be more manageable - you know, the heat will help the oats be coated more evenly?-C]

2. 2

   Combine all other ingredients into a bowl.

3. 3

   Add in oatmeal.

4. 4

   Stir until well blended.

5. 5

   To finish, use either the microwave or oven. Both methods are listed below --

6. 6

   Microwave method: Pour mixture into a glass dish and microwave on high for 4 minutes or until golden brown.

7. 7

   Stir every minute.

8. 8

   Cool on wax paper.
9. 1. Enjoy!

   2. 10

      OR --

   3. 11

      Oven method: Pour mixture into a large cake pan and bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.

   4. 12

      Stir every 5 minutes.

   5. 13

      Add 1/2 cup of raisins.

   6. 14

      Cool on wax paper.

   7. 15

      Enjoy!
   
   
   
   
   So - let me know if you try it! You can always omit the raisins and coconut, or add in different dried fruit - it would be a very forgiving recipe.