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Costacat
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07-15-2000
| Monday, March 13, 2006 - 7:40 pm
Does anyone have a recipe for homemade granola that is fairly decent? (As in, not dry and resembling cow feed?) I want to make my own granola, with honey and no sugar, but don't have any recipes. Thanks!
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Lancecrossfire
Animoderator
07-13-2000
| Monday, March 13, 2006 - 11:42 pm
Costa, I remembered watch a Good Eats segment (Alton Brown, Food network) on oats. One of the things he did was a granola. I went to their site and got the recipe. He uses brown sugar, although I am sure you could switch with honey to avoid using sugar. He doesn't use much though!! It's rated as easy, with 10 minutes prep and 1 hour 15 to cook. The rating given based on feedback by people who've made it is 5 stars out of 5 stars. I can say that wehn i watched him make it, my mouthy was watering. 3 cups rolled oats 1 cup slivered almonds 1 cup cashews 3/4 cup shredded sweet coconut 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons dark brown sugar 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons maple syrup 1/4 cup vegetable oil 3/4 teaspoon salt 1 cup raisins Preheat oven to 250 degrees F. In a large bowl, combine the oats, nuts, coconut, and brown sugar. In a separate bowl, combine maple syrup, oil, and salt. Combine both mixtures and pour onto 2 sheet pans. Cook for 1 hour and 15 minutes, stirring every 15 minutes to achieve an even color. Remove from oven and transfer into a large bowl. Add raisins and mix until evenly distributed.
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Lancecrossfire
Animoderator
07-13-2000
| Monday, March 13, 2006 - 11:46 pm
Here is the place to go to see all the reviews. A common theme was how good it works to substitue other things to fit your tastes. http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/my_recipe_box/review/0,1973,FOOD_9919_17135,00.html
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Tuesday, March 14, 2006 - 8:18 am
Thanks Lance. I did find Alton's recipe. Except... I guess I shoulda been more specific! I'm looking for a recipe that doesn't use sugar. Honey is OK, but no refined sugars at all. I googled around last night, and even used SOAR. I was kinda sorta trying to find a vanilla almond granola made only with honey. If I can't find anything, I'm gonna modify Alton's recipe. I'm gonna remove the sugar and maple syrup, add honey, and add a few other things such as wheat germ and other stuff to increase the healthy quotient.
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Yesitsme
Member
08-24-2004
| Tuesday, March 14, 2006 - 5:44 pm
How's this one? I haven't tried it....I googled under recipe granola honey almond. No vanilla in it, but you could throw some in or store with a vanilla bean! Abigail's Hotel Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Specialty Recipe Abigail's Granola Ingredients: 1 cup oats 1 cup poppy seeds 1 cup sunflower seeds 1 cup bran 1 cup pecans 1 cup sliced almonds 1 cup dried apricots 1 cup vegetable oil 1 cup honey Chop pecans and mix all the dry ingredients together. Add the oil and honey and mix well. Spread on a well-greased cookie sheet and bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes or until brown. Stir the granola a few times to ensure even baking.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Tuesday, March 14, 2006 - 8:30 pm
Thanks Yes. That's pretty close to what I've decided I'm gonna do. I think it's basically one cup of everything, although I'm gonna add more oats and take out the seeds. Turns out that the B&B recipes that I found are all very similar to yours. So I'm thinking I'm gonna hafta experiment a bit, using smaller quanitities, until I get it right! I'll keep ya posted. And if anyone else has any recipes, I'm all for 'em!
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