Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Granola

It's so easy to make. When I babysat the kids on my street growing up I'd make this with them but in a much smaller quantity. Feel free to shrink down the recipe to suit your family. We buy 50 pound bags of thick-cut oats and store them in our cold cellar in gigantic tins.

1 cup corn oil
1 cup regular Barbados molasses
sprinkle of Kosher salt
1 Tablespoon of Job Lot's real vanilla
4 or five empty (quart) yogurt containers filled with rolled oats.

Heat oil, molasses, salt, and vanilla, in a large pot until it dissolves into to a soupy liquid. While stirring, add oats. Mix thoroughly, then spread over two baking pans and bake at 300-350 degrees. Fill up the corners of the pan well so it won't burn! Stir oats from edges of baking pan every 10-20 minutes. The oats are done when they are golden brown. (three or four 20 minute sessions) Let cool and then put in sealed container.
Carry a bag of this granola with raisins with you and you'll never starve!
Enjoy!!

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