Monday, July 23, 2012

Granola & Tornado

It was supposed to be a highly active weekend...Saturday morning allotment, afternoon stores then DIY, but due to the tornado that decided to pass by our house at 11.00 am Saturday all that was put on hold. It looked as though it literally passed through our garden, creating quite a dramatic scene inside our house and outside.


However before the storm unfolded and heading of to the allotment, I made some Granola for breakfast, so on our (Rebecca & I) return from the allotment, drenched, we got home to a nice cuppa and freshly cooled Granola, served with greek yogurt & honey...and waited out the storm.

I've been meaning to make Granola for months, especially as the choice in the supermarkets here just isn't up to scratch...no Dorset Cereals here.
It was dead easy and really yummy...will need to make bigger batches though to keep up with my husbands breakfast demands!

:: Granola ::

2 tbsp vegetable oil
125ml maple syrup
2 tbsp honey
1 tsp vanilla extract
300g rolled oats
50g sunflower seeds
4 tbsp sesame seeds
50g pumpkin seeds
100g flaked almonds
100g dried berries
50g coconuts flakes or desiccated coconut

Heat oven to 150C/fan 130C/gas 2. Mix the oil, maple syrup, honey and vanilla in a large bowl. Tip in all the remaining ingredients, except the dried fruit and coconut, and mix well.

Tip the granola onto two baking sheets and spread evenly. Bake for 15 mins, then mix in the coconut and dried fruit, and bake for 10-15 mins more. Remove and scrape onto a flat tray to cool. Serve with cold milk or yogurt. The granola can be stored in an airtight container for up to a month

(Recipe from Good Food magazine,Feb 2006)