Granola Recipe

1 cups whole wheat flour
3 cups rolled oats
½ cup coconut
½ cup wheat germ
¼ cup water
½ cup oil
½ cup honey
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp salt
Optional: 1 tbs Sesame seeds, ¼ cup nuts, and/or ½ cup dried fruit.

Preheat oven to 250 degrees.
Combine dry ingredients in a large bowl (except for optional dried fruit).
Combine remaining ingredients in small bowl.
Mix together contents of both bowls.
Spread mixture evenly on two spray treated cookie sheets.
Bake for 1 hour, stirring twice during baking.
Cool; stir in dried fruit if desired.
Store in airtight container.

TIP: Go ahead and double or triple this recipe, because granola can be frozen. Just take out of freezer in time to thaw, and it tastes as fresh as the day you made it!

Tags: coconut, dried fruit, honey, nut, oat, sesame seed, vanilla, wheat flour, wheat germ

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