Granola

Wow, homemade cereal! It doesn't get any earthier than this. If you're avoiding wheat, use barley flour instead of the wheat flour. For a gluten free version, try using rolled quinoa flakes and garbanzo or brown rice flour.

INGREDIENTS

4 cups rolled oats
1/2 cup whole wheat pastry flour
1/2 cup brown rice syrup
1/3 cup safflower oil
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 cup toasted almonds, chopped
1/3 cup chopped dried apricots
1/3 cup currants
1/3 cup toasted, shredded coconut

Preheat oven to 350° F. In a large bowl, combine rolled oats with syrup, oil, vanilla and cinnamon. Mix thoroughly. Spread mixture on a cookie sheet. Bake 30 minutes until golden in color, stirring occasionally. Remove from oven and transfer to a bowl to cool. When granola is cool, stir in almonds, apricots, currants and coconut. Store in glass jar.

Makes 6 cups

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