I'm going to have to start trying out more recipes because I'm starting to feel like I'm running out of good ones to post about! Today I decided to post a breakfast/ snack recipe. I'm not a breakfast eater I must admit, and yes I know it is way healthier to eat breakfast blah blah blah. I just don't wake up hungry people! My solution to this is to find breakfast items I can grab as I walk out the door and then eat when I get to work. We're so slow in the mornings, I eat out of boredom.
I tried a granola recipe that I found online not too long ago and I wasn't impressed. I think if I had baked it less than the recipe called for I would have liked it better. So after this disappointing attempt, I was so excited when kitty daddy's mom gave me a book of granola recipes called Granola Madness: The Ultimate Granola Cookbook by Katherine Dieter and Donna Wallston.
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Gingerbread Granola
4 C rolled oats
1 C whole wheat pastry flour
1 t cinnamon
1 t ginger
1/4 t cloves
1/4 t nutmeg
1/2 t cardamom
pinch of salt
1 C pecans
1/4 C melted butter, or canola oil
1/2 C honey
1/4 C molasses
1/2 C dried apricots or dates (optional) {I would opt out on these bad boys}
Preheat oven 325 degrees
Warm honey, molasses, spices and melted butter( or canola oil) while stirring.
Combine oats, flour, and pecans in a large bowl.
Pour in the liquid mixture and combine thoroughly.
Spread in thin layer on baking pan and bake until golden (about 20 min), stirring often.
I can't wait to try this one. In high school, I had a friend who introduced me to breaking up Nature Valley granola bars and adding them to vanilla yogurt. Before then, I wasn't a yogurt fan because I need some texture with my food. But this was perfect because the granola became the texture. This little breakfast/snack was portable as well which was great. However, now that I buy my own groceries, Nature Valley just seems so expensive for a snack. So making my own granola is a great solution!
Happy baking,
M
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