Receiving great recipes in my inbox each day has literally been a treat! It never ceases to amaze me how many wonderful people are anxious to share their prized recipes with all of you. Sometimes, with a little persistence, I am able to squeeze one "out of the vault"...meaning that people decide to make their best recipes public, no longer the family secret that everyone wants to get their hands on. I laugh because my own mother guards certain recipes. She has made it clear which ones are "off-limits". But I have confidence that in time and the continued success of this blog that she will share some of her best with you...Thank you Dorothy for sharing yours and thank you Leslie for the introduction!
Dorothy writes: (“tombstone” because I want it carved on my tombstone that I made the best granola! )This recipe is sooooo forgiving: you can just use whole oats although it is more interesting with a variety of flakes. But you can go with one nut or several, one dried fruit or several. Just keep the basic proportions the same. Enjoy."
Ingredients:
3 cups whole oats
3 cups five-grain flakes (sold in the health-food section)
2.5 cups chopped cashews and/or pecans
One quarter cup pumpkin or sunflower seeds
One quarter cup dried coconut
One half cup honey
One quarter cup brown sugar
One third cup canola or safflower oil
One third cup water
One tsp. vanilla
One tsp salt
One cup raisins and dried cherries
Directions:
-Preheat oven to 325.
-Put the first five ingredients in a long bake pan—around 16 by 8.
-Measure the oil and water in the same cup.
-Pour on the dry ingredients.
-Then measure the honey in the oil/water cup and pour over the dry ingredients—it will slide on out.
-Add the vanilla and salt and stir with a wooden spoon until the wet and dry are roughly together.
-Put in the preheated over for 20 minutes. Stir.
-Replace for another 20 minutes.
-Stir and replace for another 10 until deep brown.
-Add the dried fruit while the grains are still hot.
-Let cool, stirring occasionally so it doesn’t stick to the pan.
Submitted and posted with gracious permission by Dorothy Foltz-Gray, Co-author, Food Cures (Reader's Digest Health Publishing, September 2007) Author, Alternative Treatments for Arthritis (Arthritis Foundation, 2005)
Make it a Gift: This is an easy one! Fill mason jars or other air-tight pretty containers with the granola and give to friends, family, or children as an alternative to sugary treats and candies this holiday. Use as a tabletop favor by filling into small plastic bags and placing inside a funky small bowl or giant coffee mug. Leslie shared a great idea in a previous post that explains how to make party favors for the little ones with plastic bags and tissue paper...how easy is that?
If and when you make this, please send your feedback and comments. I would like to let Dorothy know what you thought of her famous Granola recipe!
Dorothy Foltz-Gray, Co-author, Food Cures (Reader's Digest Health Publishing, September 2007) Author, Alternative Treatments for Arthritis (Arthritis Foundation, 2005)
Dorothy writes: (“tombstone” because I want it carved on my tombstone that I made the best granola! )This recipe is sooooo forgiving: you can just use whole oats although it is more interesting with a variety of flakes. But you can go with one nut or several, one dried fruit or several. Just keep the basic proportions the same. Enjoy."
Ingredients:
3 cups whole oats
3 cups five-grain flakes (sold in the health-food section)
2.5 cups chopped cashews and/or pecans
One quarter cup pumpkin or sunflower seeds
One quarter cup dried coconut
One half cup honey
One quarter cup brown sugar
One third cup canola or safflower oil
One third cup water
One tsp. vanilla
One tsp salt
One cup raisins and dried cherries
Directions:
-Preheat oven to 325.
-Put the first five ingredients in a long bake pan—around 16 by 8.
-Measure the oil and water in the same cup.
-Pour on the dry ingredients.
-Then measure the honey in the oil/water cup and pour over the dry ingredients—it will slide on out.
-Add the vanilla and salt and stir with a wooden spoon until the wet and dry are roughly together.
-Put in the preheated over for 20 minutes. Stir.
-Replace for another 20 minutes.
-Stir and replace for another 10 until deep brown.
-Add the dried fruit while the grains are still hot.
-Let cool, stirring occasionally so it doesn’t stick to the pan.
Submitted and posted with gracious permission by Dorothy Foltz-Gray, Co-author, Food Cures (Reader's Digest Health Publishing, September 2007) Author, Alternative Treatments for Arthritis (Arthritis Foundation, 2005)
Make it a Gift: This is an easy one! Fill mason jars or other air-tight pretty containers with the granola and give to friends, family, or children as an alternative to sugary treats and candies this holiday. Use as a tabletop favor by filling into small plastic bags and placing inside a funky small bowl or giant coffee mug. Leslie shared a great idea in a previous post that explains how to make party favors for the little ones with plastic bags and tissue paper...how easy is that?
If and when you make this, please send your feedback and comments. I would like to let Dorothy know what you thought of her famous Granola recipe!
Dorothy Foltz-Gray, Co-author, Food Cures (Reader's Digest Health Publishing, September 2007) Author, Alternative Treatments for Arthritis (Arthritis Foundation, 2005)
