Monday, January 25, 2010

Granola :: How To + Recipe


To complete of breakfast gift (from this series) were little pillows of granola. Granola is such a hearty and tasty breakfast, and couldn’t be easier to make. We packaged it in simple cellophane bags available at many stationary and craft stores. And as a sweet last detail we hugged these little guys with a piece of twine. Here is the basic recipe we used, you can always add in extras like other nuts, dried fruit or coconut :

Homemade Granola
Serves 4-6

4 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
1 cup coarsely chopped walnuts
1 cup coarsely chopped almonds
3/4 cup honey
8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter

Directions

Heat oven to 320 degrees.
Place the butter and honey in a small saucepan over low heat and stir until the butter is melted. Place the oats and nuts in a large bowl, pour over 1/2 the butter mixture and toss well to combine. Spread evenly over the base of a baking sheet and bake for 10 minutes. Stir, pour the remaining half of your butter mixture over the granola and bake for a further 5−10 minutes or until crisp and golden. Allow to cool and stir through additional items like raisins cranberries, pumpkin seeds or pistachios. Store in an airtight container.

15 comments:

  1. thanks for posting this...I have been looking for a simple granola recipe without a lot of "stuff" in it. This looks great!

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  2. Just bought some oats a week or so ago....thinking of finding granola recipes on the net...you saved me the search, thanks!!

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  3. yummy!!! sounds like a great recipe! Thank you! :)

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  4. this looks awesome ! i'll definitely try it.

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  5. yum! thanks for the recipe!

    I *loved* this whole cheese spread series, and blogged about it here: http://cherrydarlings.blogspot.com/2010/01/cheese-please.html
    hope you guys don't mind me showing some SS love :)

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  6. I'm gonna make this, so easy and healthy, so yummy!

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  7. yum, yum - think I am going to try this one soon! Thanks for sharing:) xox

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  8. found your blog through my friend's blog! amazing!!!!
    j.

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  9. Love the recipe :) THANKS A TON!

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  10. What a lovely gift. I'm determined to do more home-made presents this year, so thanks for the idea! I might have to steal it.

    It looks like a lovely recipe.

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  11. Just beautiful! Are those little jars of yogurt and honey? Simply lovely!

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  12. Just made this and it was the best granola I ever had or made, thanks!

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  13. i have been looking for this recipe for over a year. thank you so much for posting it.

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  14. Love love love those little jars! Any chance you would share were to find them?

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