Tasty Tuesdays: The Best Granola in the Whole Wide World

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I've been too busy moving to do any cooking again this week.  So, I'm posting another one from the archives.  I love this granola recipe!

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I love this granola. It's good - very good. It's delicious with milk, but it's also great on yogurt. And the recipe couldn't be simpler.

Ingredients:

- 3/4 cup canola oil

- 1/2 cup honey

- 1 cup turbinado sugar

- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract

- 1/2 teaspoon salt

- 8 cups old-fashioned rolled oats

- 1 cup sliced almonds

- 2 cups of any combination of dried fruit (I used dried cherries & golden raisins)

First, heat oven to 325 degrees. Have two large rimmed baking sheets ready to spread out the mixture.

In a saucepan, over medium-low heat, combine oil, honey, sugar, vanilla, and salt. Stir frequently, until the sugar dissolves, about 4 minutes.

When the sugar is dissolved, the mixture will look like this:

In a large bowl, combine the oats and almonds.

Add the warm honey mixture to the oats and stir until entire mixture is coated.

Spread the mixture evenly on the baking sheets. Bake for 25 minutes, stirring a few times.

Remove from oven and cool completely.

Once cool, place granola in large bowl and add dried fruit.

Granola is finished. . .enjoy!

.Granola will keep in an airtight container for a couple of weeks.

Recipe from my Mom who found it in the Grand Rapids Press a few years ago.

And now, a side note on my favorite vanilla extract.

Several years ago I worked on a few projects out in the Berkshires of Massachusetts. I had to travel there several times over a two year period. I fell in love with a shop called Charles H. Baldwin & Sons. They have been making vanilla since 1888! Their vanilla is so strong and flavorful, and so much different then anything I had bought before. I also have their almond and lemon extracts, both of which are also very good. They have an online shop, so even thought I don't have to travel to the Berkshires anymore, I can still enjoy their amazing vanilla. I highly recommend a visit to their shop if you are ever in West Stockbridge, Mass.

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