Basic Granola

Total Time: 2 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• 8 cups old fashioned oats, see note below (i usually substitute 4 cups of mixed grain rolled flakes when i can find them)
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup real maple syrup
• 1/2 cup canola oil
• water
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 300 deg. spray 2 large jelly roll pans with non-stick spray.
• 2 in a 2 cup pyrex measuring cup mix sugar,syrup, oil and salt.add enough water to make 2 cups. microwave on high for about 2 minutes until sugar disolves. stir in vanilla. in a very large bowl combine the sugar oil mix with the oats. spread mixture onto pans-clumps are ok! bake in oven for about 1 1/2 to2 hours just until mix turns golden, and crispy. stir at least every 15 to 20 minutes, and be very careful it doesn't burn.
• 3 note: at our local bulk foods store they occasionally have a mixed grain rolled/flaked cereal that has barley,rye etc. i like to mix 4cups of this with 4 cups of oats.