I need a name for these don't I?
I modified the recipe again. I like what I'm getting but each time, the exact makeup depends somewhat on what's available in the pantry. The quantity of honey is about right each time, about 1 part honey to 6 parts other ingredients. Last time, I tried my food dryer to dry the granola and make bars. The biggest problem with that is simply getting decent sized and shaped bars. They tend to fall apart as I formed them in my fists and I knicknamed them "seed turds" due to their size and shape. Not quite as catchey a name as Kashee, huh?
So, this time, I mixed them and packed them onto a sprayed 9X13 pan.Then I placed them in my oven overnight at 170F. This is the lowest the oven will go. To make the bars, I placed a cutting board on top, flipped the pan and hit the bottom to force out the granola. I tried cutting up the bars with a coping saw from my shop (I washed it, ok?) but that met with limited success since the pan-sized bar tended to break apart. I ended up breaking the granola into large pieces and that worked as well as anything I've tried so far. I'm still thinking up alternatives, but most things I dont' think will work. The table saw will cut too wide a swath, my band saw is broken and the Dremel tool will make too much mess. I'm open to ideas.
INGREDIENTS
- 3 C oats
- 4 T flax seed
- 1/3 c sunflower kernels
- 1 c pecan
- 1 c almonds
- 1 c unseasoned peanuts
- 1 c mixed dried fruit
- 1 c Craisons
DIRECTIONS
Chop the almonds, peanuts and fruit. I used my mini- food processor to good effect. Mix all dry ingredients in large mixing bowl and add honey. It helps if someone else can add the honey slowly as you mix. Mix well, adding a little more honey until you don't see any dry spots in your granola mix.
Spray a nonstick 9X13 pan with Pam. Add the granola mix and pat down firmly. Place in oven at 170F for 12-14 hours. Remove and let cool. Figure out some way to cut up the bars and wrap in cling wrap.
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