SoMA

SoMA Granola

from Ellen's kitchen, with many thanks to Bradley

Granola Ingredients:

• 5 cups rolled oats
• 1 cup oat bran
• 1/2 cup wheat bran
• 1/4 cup sunflower seeds
• 2 tbs white sesame seeds
• 2 tbs coconut, chopped fine
• 1/2 cup whole almonds, coarsely chopped
• 1/4 cup walnuts, coarsely chopped
• 1/4 cup flaxseed

Saucepan Ingredients:

• 1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 2 tsp cinnamon
• 1 vanilla bean, scrapped
• 1/4 cup canola oil
• 9 fl oz honey
• pinch salt

Out of oven Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup currants

Combine:

• first 9 ingredients (through flaxseed) in large bowl.

Combine:

• sugar, cinnamon, vanilla, oil, honey, and salt in saucepan.  Heat ingredients until sugar is dissolved.  Pour honey mixture over grains and thoroughly blend.

Spread:

• granola over 2 sheet pans lined with parchment paper.  Pack down with spatula so that it sticks together.  Dry in convection oven set at 200 degrees for 2 hours.  

Increase:

• oven to 275 degrees and continue to bake for 30 minutes.  

Cool:

• granola until crisp.  Add currants.  Break into size pieces desired.

Cover tightly.  Will last for about 1 week.