35 degrees here today in Western NC....so homemade granola

My wife decided to make 5 lbs of homemade granola....dam home run with bases loaded!!!....Should last us a few weeks.




Granola - she doubled the below recipe. (Brown it good for the munch/crunch!)

3 cups whole oats
1/2 cup pecans
1/2 cup slivered almonds
1/2 cup walnuts
1/3 cup sunflower seeds
1/4 cup sesame seeds
4 Tablespoons butter
1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
1/2 cup maple syrup
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 Tablespoon vanilla extract
1 cup raisins

Preheat oven to 350. In a large bowl, combine oats, pecans, almonds, walnuts, sunflower seeds and sesame seeds. Place on a heavy baking sheet with sides and bake, stirring occasionally, until the oats are golden and toasted, about 10 minutes. Return to bowl and add the raisins.

In a small saucepan over medium heat, combine the butter, brown sugar, syrup and salt. Bring to a simmer and stir until the butter is melted and the sugar is dissolved, about 4 minutes. Remove from the heat and add the vanilla. Pour the sugar mixture over the toasted oats and mix thoroughly.

Return the mixture to the baking sheet and pack down lightly with a spatula. Bake until the mixture is fragrant and golden, about 10-13 minutes.

Let cool completely before removing from the pan. Break up the granola and store in an airtight container. Makes approximately 6 cups.

 

Recipe?

 

I was trying to cut a slice and messed up my screen.

 

@Patriot may have face planted in it...LOL

 

shit 88 here.....kids made lemonade..

 

Might be true. Especially if it hadn't cooled yet.

 

Recipe coming up...gents! Mrs Patriot is typing away..

 

I needed to try a small sample....lolmake this and trust this...you won’t buy granola ever again.

 

Wow looks awesome!

 

WooWooooo!

 

Will have to make this next weekend thank you

 

You bet enjoy!

 

@RowdyRon See post #1 and enjoy!

 

That looks really good. Thanks for the recipe.

 

mmmmmmmm

 

That look
SuperFragolisticEspiAladociously finger smackingly good.

Thanks for posting the recipe

 

Dang, that looks delicious! I've done something similar in the past and liked using dried cranberries in place of the raisins. The cranberries are a little sweeter and have more of an acidic "bite".

@Patriot You're the guy with all the blueberry bushes right? Have you ever tried drying some of your blueberries and adding them? May have to wait until the next harvest - not sure how well frozen/thawed berries would dehydrate.

 

Hey Thanks, and Yes we farm/grow blueberries, good memory! We have not tried blueberries yet, but plan to at some point. My wife and I both like dried cranberries as well. Endless what you can do with home made granola.

 

You bet Steve, the only down side is it diappears fast enjoy!

 

Is it a softer granola or hard/crunchy?

 

Full sun and access to water Steve...they don’t like over watering and like pine bark shredded mulch. Touch base if and when you decide to plant a few bushes, be happy to pass forward what I have learned over the years.

This was the first day of last seasons pick. We harvested only 23 gallons due to a late frost. The year before we picked 37 gallons. Wife and I can pick a gallon an hour each. Berry Treasure bother!

 

Your welcome Ron, I posted it a little later than the pic. Enjoy!

 

Not at all, life is too short Brother! Thanks for your service!

 

Made some last night using dried cranberries. Forgot to buy sunflower seeds (not happy about that) but it turned out great. I like mine on the chewy side so we cut the roasting step short by a couple minutes and I added some honey to the mixture. Thanks again @Patriot for sharing!!

 

@SOB looking great! Your welcome brother!

 

@Patriot
Yeah, thanks a lot for the recipe !
I made this a couple days ago...I can not stay out of it...Dang it!

 

Enjoy!