Recipes From My Kitchen

Make your own Granola and give your family a nutritious, economical breakfast.

Don't stop there though. This versatile mix can be used in lots of ways:

Crush in the blender and use for graham cracker pie crust
Sprinkle over cooked or instant puddings
Use as a filler for cinnamon rolls
Sprinkle over ice cream for a crunchy, chewy topping

I'm sure you will find many more uses when you start thinking about it.

GRANOLA
4 cups old-fashioned oatmeal, 1 cup sunflower seeds
4 cups rolled wheat or wheat flakes, ½ cup water
1-1-1/2 cups coconut, ½ cup oil
1 cup wheat germ, ¾ cup honey
1 cup sesame seeds, 1 tsp. salt

Mix together dry ingredients in large bowl. Mix together water, oil and honey in small saucepan. Warm but do not boil. Pour honey mixture over dry ingredients and mix well. Spread on 2 large cookie sheets and bake at 225°-250° F. for 2 hours, stirring occasionally.

OR Granola can be dried in the dehydrator in 5 to 6 hours at about 140°F., the taste will be quite different. The advantage of "cooking" granola in the dehydrator is that vitamins are not destroyed as with the higher heat.

GRANOLA MEAT LOAF

½ cup dried mushrooms, ¾ cup boiling water
1 tbsp. dried parsley, 2lbs. ground beef
6 large dried tomato slices, powdered, 2 beaten eggs
¼ cup dried green pepper, snipped small, 1 cup granola
1 tbsp. dried chopped onion, 2 tsp. salt
¼ cup milk

Combine mushrooms, parsley, tomato powder, green pepper and onion in a bowl. Pour boiling water over mixture. Let stand for 5 minutes. Combine ground beef, beaten eggs, granola, salt and milk and soaked vegetables. Shape into a loaf and bake 60-90 minutes at 325°-350°F.