This recipe is a nice quick and easy Granola that is Gluten Free and tasty for all! give it a try as I am sure you will love it.
Ingredients:
6 Cups old fashioned rolled oats
2 cups sliced almonds or any mixture of chopped, raw nuts and seeds to equal 2 cups (see note)
1 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup vegetable oil
1/2 tsp cinnamon
3/4 cup maple syrup (see note)
2 to 3 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups chopped California apricots or any combination of chopped dried fruit to equal 2 cups (See note)
Directions:
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Position oven racks in top and center slots. Line two 15×11 inch jellyroll pans with parchment.
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In a large mixing bowl, combine oats, nuts, salt, oil, syrup and vanilla and stir until everything is well coated. Turn out the mixture onto prepared pans, spreading out in a thin layer.
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Place pans in preheated oven and cook 10-15 minutes. Meanwhile, clean out mixing bowl for use later.
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Remove pans from oven, stir granola mixture and spread out again, then switch the pans positions in the oven for even cooking. Cook another 10-15 minutes or until golden. Watch edges to prevent overbrowning.
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Remove and let cool in pans on rack. When cool return mixture to cleaned-out mixing bowl and stir in dried fruit.
Notes:
I used a nut combination of almonds, pecans and walnuts. For dried fruit, I used apricots, papaya and tart cherries. Ordinary pancake syrup could be substituted for maple syrup: look for a brand that is not too thick.