Granola Recipe . . . per request

Homemade Granola

(a recipe from Sarah)

I'm giving you the recipe for using 8 c of oats--otherwise my family goes through it too fast to make it worth the trouble.  If you want less, halve or quarter ingredients.

Granola

8 c oats
2 c flax
1 t salt
4/3 c coconut
4/3 c nuts
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1 c maple syrup (or honey)
3/4 c canola oil (I actually use olive oil or coconut oil/olive oil blend
1/8 c water
2 t cinnamin (or vanilla)

Preheat oven to 275 degrees.  Mix dry ingredients together.  Warm the wet ingredients on the stovetop until they thin.  Pour over the dry ingredients and use hands to squish oats together.  Spread out on baking sheets (preferably with slight raised sides).  Put in oven for 30 minutes.  Take out and stir.  Add 4/3 c raisins or craisins or other dried fruit.  Bake 15 more min. until golden. (I've gotten too lazy and just add the dried fruit when it's done baking.)

Enjoy!  Hope you like it!