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Prep Time: 30 Minutes Cook Time: 60 Minutes |
Ready In: 90 Minutes Servings: 8 |
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I love when the apple harvest comes around in the fall-homemade apple pies, spice cakes, apple dumplings, applesauce cookies etc. The air gets cooler & the kitchens are filled with the earthy scents of fall baking-comfort food! This granola takes me back to that time-any time of the year. Ingredients:
12 cups rolled oats, grain mix |
2 cups cracked wheat |
1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour |
1/2 cup golden flax seed |
1/2 cup ground flax seeds |
5 cups dried apples (chopped) |
3 cups english walnuts (roughly chopped) |
3 cups raisins |
2 cups unsalted sunflower seeds (hulled) |
1 cup all natural apple juice |
1 1/2 cups pure maple syrup |
1 1/2 cups all natural clover honey |
1 1/2 cups vegetable oil |
2 tablespoons ground cinnamon |
3 teaspoons ground nutmeg |
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract |
1 teaspoon ground cloves |
1 teaspoon kosher salt |
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 300°F You will need 4 glass baking dishes approximately 9x13-inches.
2. In a very large metal roaster/pan, mix the first 9 ingredients together, making sure to coat all the fruit with the flour; set aside.
3. In a large glass mixing bowl, combine the next 9 ingredients. Whisk until it is emulsified & cloudy in appearance.
4. Pour all the wet mixture over the top of the dry ingredients. Mixing until all the dry is moistened, it will take about 10 minutes.
5. Divide the granola into the 4 glass dishes, making sure not to put more than 1 thick into any one pan.
6. Bake for 1 hour stirring every 15 minutes & rotating the dishes on the bottom rack with the ones on the top rack. Remove from oven & stir once more. Let cool completely in the Dishes. Store in airtight containers in a cool dry place. Can be frozen up to 6 months easily, Just take out as needed.
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