Granola

My children eat this regularly for breakfast, both with and without milk.

(Modified from this granola recipe)

4 c rolled oats (quick cooking or regular)
2/3 c raw nuts of your choice (I usually use 1/3 c chopped pecans and 1/3 c sliced almonds.)
1/4 c raw sunflower seeds, additional nuts, or dried fruit of your choice
1/3 c oil (I use coconut oil.)
1/3 c honey

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  In a LARGE bowl (the bigger, the better!), mix together the oats and nuts. (If using dried fruit, do NOT add it until after the granola has been baked!)  Add the oil and honey.  Stir, stir, stir til all the ingredients are wet.  (This is where the large bowl comes in handy to prevent spillage when mixing.)  When all the ingredients are wet, spread on two ungreased cookies sheets that have sides.


Bake in the oven for 10 minutes.  Stir the ingredients and bake for 5-8 minutes more or til the mixture just starts to brown.  (This takes about 6 min in my oven.)  Do not overbake!  Mixture will harden as it cools.


Remove from oven and place cookie sheets on cooling racks.  (If you choose to add dried fruit, do so now.)  Stir granola immediately and every few minutes as it cools.  If you don't stir it, the granola will stick to the cookie sheets.


Cool completely and store in airtight container.