Tuesday, August 16, 2005

Christmas Granola...

4 cups quick or old fashioned oats, uncooked
1/2 cup shredded coconut
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1/2 cup honey
1/4 cup raw, unsalted sunflower seeds
1/2 cup butter, melted
2 tsp. grated orange peel
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp. salt
One 6oz. pkg. dried cranberries (about 1 1/3 cups)

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Combine all ingredients except cranberries in large bowl; mix well. Spread evenly in 15X10-inch jelly roll pan.

Bake 40 minutes or until golden brown, stirring every 10 minutes. Remove granola from oven; stir in cranberries. Cool completely in pan. Store tightly covered up to 2 weeks.