Toasty Toasted Golden Granola

Granola is quite a pricey item, why spend the money when you can do a much better job? Granola is simple to make, it just takes a little attention. Granola is the only culinary contribution to last from the hippie era. Sprouts were around for awhile until it was found out they were a hotbed for listeria and carob was touted as a healthful alternative to chocolate, but never caught on and then chocolate was found to be very healthy. With all the hippies added to music, politics and culture you would think there would be some more signature dishes -- well at least Granola is a good one!

Granola takes plain boring oats as its base and makes it into a food that satiates most of our major taste sensations. Granola done right is hard to stop nibbling at. Served with fresh fruit and yogurt it makes a nourishing breakfast that is easy to prepare but in that it works on some basic pleasure centers in the brain, salt, sweet, fat, crunch, you need a little self-control to stop eating it!

Step 1 What you need

Casserole Pan or Pans around 13 inches by 9 inches
(The recipe is for one pan, but I usually make a double batch with 2 pans)
A large mixing bowl
A large metal spoon for mixing and stirring later on
2 Measuring cups, one for the wet and sticky ingredients and one for the dry
Also (pictured later on):
Oven mitts
and..an oven and a timer

Comments

[ChrysN]

Looks yummy, granola is great on yogurt.

[laceration]

and yogurt is great on granola too!

[beyondimagination]

I think there might be a smudge on your camera. :)

[laceration]

It was condensation on the inside of the lens which made me angry! In a very fortunate confluence of events, your comment made me check out the camera. The condensation cleared so I decided to take a better photo. It just so happens that the sky is thick with the smoke from forest fires. It has turned the sun orange. This made for incredible lighting! The new photo really captures the essence of the "Golden Granola".