Kelli Miller's Granola

I gave this to Mark and Paige my Brother and Sister  Inlaw as a house warming gift. They just bought their first home! How exciting for them!!!

Okay when I wanted to make granola I didn't have the ingredients list for either Mom or Jill's so I just winged it when I was at the store. When I got home I also looked on Epicurious and they used butter instead of oil and since the only oil in my house was "robust flavor" or "garlic" I decided against them! So this is my granola I made with a twist on ingredients and a twist on my husband's tastes too. He LOVES vanilla so I didn't add any spice and doubled the Vanilla. It turned out great!!!

 Before Oven!

Ingredients

6 c. Oats
3/4 tsp Salt
2 c. Golden Raisins (Because I LOVE raisins and I love the golden ones!)
1 c. Chopped Almonds
1/2 c. Real Maple Syrup
1/2 c. Honey
1/2 c. Butter ( I used salted because that's all I had)
4 Tbs Vanilla

Melt butter on low heat over stove. Once melted (DO NOT BURN!) add all liquid ingredients together. All dry ingredients together. Combine and stir dry and wet ingredients. Preheat Oven to 350. Bake on jelly roll pan for 15-20 mins. Stir 1/2 way through & make sure to get sides stirred in really well since they brown faster.

Jills Granola

4 c. oats
1/2 c. wheat germ
1/2 c. wheat bran
1/2 t. salt
2/3 cup raisin (don't add till after done baking)
1/3 c. almonds
1/3 c. flax seed ground
1/2 c. maple syrup
6 Tb. oil
2 Tb. water
cinnamon, ground ginger, all spice to taste
vanilla
300 for 25 mins in a sprayed jelly roll pan stir 1/2 way through baking.

Moms Granola

6 c. oats
1 c. wheat germ
1 c. wheat bran
1/2 c. coconut
1/2 c. honey
1/2 c. maple syrup
1/2 c. oil
2 Tb. vanilla
1 c. chopped nuts (walnuts, almonds sunflowers, pecans) or you can make the "female granola" version with no nuts

Mix dry ingredients. Mix wet ingredients. Combine all. Bake on jelly roll pan for 350 for 10-20 mins. Stir 1/2 way through so sides don't brown. Let cool completely eat in 1-2 days or freeze.