Granola Recipe
Easy Homemade Granola (click for source) for tigerpudding
Ingredients:
1 cup sunflower seeds (hulls removed)
1/2 cup sesame seeds
1/4 cup almonds (slivered or chopped)
3 cups rolled oats
1/4 cup flour
1/2 cup brown sugar or apple juice concentrate, mixed with 1/2 cup water (I'm gonna use agave nectar when I try this - a little goes a long way and it doesn't mess with your glycemic index the way regular sugars do)
5 tablespoons vegetable oil
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon vanilla
3 to 4 tablespoons natural maple syrup
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 cup dried fruit, such as raisins, apricot pieces, cherries, or cranberries
(am also gonna add a little flax to mine, because it adds lot of nutrients!)
Directions:
1) Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2) In a skillet containing no oil or liquid, combine the seeds and nuts. Heat over a low flame, stirring frequently, just until you start smelling a toasty warm aroma. (Keep watching and don't let them burn.) You can also toast them for 2 minutes in a pan in a toaster oven set on a low setting.
3) In a large bowl, combine the toasted seeds and nuts with the remaining ingredients, except dried fruit. Spread the mixture onto 2 cookie sheets and bake for about 20 minutes, or until golden, turning the mixture frequently with a spatula or a wooden spoon while baking. Remove from oven and leave granola on pan while cooling. Add dried fruit to granola and stir to combine. Store in an airtight container.
Serves: makes about 6 cups
Also, speaking of more cravings, I went trawling for some sort of vegan MoonPie equivalent, and the only thing I could find was Sweet & Sara's Marshmallows, which VegBlog raved about. They don't distribute them in my area, alas, so I guess when the family makes that much threatened trip up to Jersey I'll see if I can get my hands on some. My inlaws are veg/vegan too, so bonus. I'm sure they'll know where this place is in NYC. LOL.
Ingredients:
1 cup sunflower seeds (hulls removed)
1/2 cup sesame seeds
1/4 cup almonds (slivered or chopped)
3 cups rolled oats
1/4 cup flour
1/2 cup brown sugar or apple juice concentrate, mixed with 1/2 cup water (I'm gonna use agave nectar when I try this - a little goes a long way and it doesn't mess with your glycemic index the way regular sugars do)
5 tablespoons vegetable oil
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon vanilla
3 to 4 tablespoons natural maple syrup
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 cup dried fruit, such as raisins, apricot pieces, cherries, or cranberries
(am also gonna add a little flax to mine, because it adds lot of nutrients!)
Directions:
1) Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2) In a skillet containing no oil or liquid, combine the seeds and nuts. Heat over a low flame, stirring frequently, just until you start smelling a toasty warm aroma. (Keep watching and don't let them burn.) You can also toast them for 2 minutes in a pan in a toaster oven set on a low setting.
3) In a large bowl, combine the toasted seeds and nuts with the remaining ingredients, except dried fruit. Spread the mixture onto 2 cookie sheets and bake for about 20 minutes, or until golden, turning the mixture frequently with a spatula or a wooden spoon while baking. Remove from oven and leave granola on pan while cooling. Add dried fruit to granola and stir to combine. Store in an airtight container.
Serves: makes about 6 cups
Also, speaking of more cravings, I went trawling for some sort of vegan MoonPie equivalent, and the only thing I could find was Sweet & Sara's Marshmallows, which VegBlog raved about. They don't distribute them in my area, alas, so I guess when the family makes that much threatened trip up to Jersey I'll see if I can get my hands on some. My inlaws are veg/vegan too, so bonus. I'm sure they'll know where this place is in NYC. LOL.