Granola

So I have been meaning to make granola for a long time. Well, I've made it before, but haven't been happy with the results. I liked how this had so much flour in it, so it would be nice and clumpy. I'm pretty happy with the result, but I would definitely add more sugar next time, either replacing some of the water with more syrup, or just adding in some brown sugar. I would also try using all whole wheat, as I'm not sure what the purpose of the white flour is...

Granola
(Original Recipe here)

4 c. whole oats
2 c. wheat flour
1 c. all purpose flour
1 c. wheat germ
1 tsp salt

1/2 c. oil
1 c. honey or maple syrup
1/2 c. applesauce or 1 c. water

Stir together dry ingredients. Add in liquids and mix well. Add nuts and spread onto two large rimmed sheet pans. Bake for 1 1/2 - 2 hours in a 250* oven stirring every 20 minutes. Since this granola is chunkier than the kind you get in the store I often break up the clumps while stirring to give a variety of sizes in the end. After it is finished baking add in your dried fruits and store in an airtight container. Recipe yields about 1 full gallon size ziplock bag (about 9-10 C).

Things to add:
seeds, nuts, dried fruit, 1T brewers yeast or nutritional yeast, coconut (sweetened or not) Add as much or as little as you want - it is about consistency, not exact measurements.