Millet and Oat Bran Granola
By: Sheri Wetherell
Published: Friday, December 10, 2010 - 1:02am

Ingredients




5 cups rolled oats
1/2 cup wheat germ
1/2 cup honey
1/4 cup safflower oil
1 cup golden raisins
1/4 cup almonds coarsely chopped
1/2 cup millet
1/2 cup oat bran

Preparation

1 16 Servings- 1/2 cup each 2 Preheat oven to 300. Grease 3 large baking sheets with rims. 3 In a large bowl mix oats together with wheat germ. 4 In a small saucepan, heat honey and oil until honey is thin and runny. Add mixture to oats and blend well. 5 Spread granola thinly and evenly on baking sheets and bake about 15 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool. Spoon into a large bowl, add raisins and mix thoroughly. Store in a tightly covered container and keep in a cool dry place. 6 VARIATIONS 7 Add 1/4 cup of any one or combination of the following to oats along with wheat germ:Coarsely chopped almonds, cashews, peanuts or walnuts, bran, unsweetened shredded coconut, sesame or sunflower seeds, nonfat dry milk. 8 Replace raisins with 1 cup of chopped dried apples or other fruit 9 Amount 10 Sugars 0 g 11 NOTES : Here is our favorite recipe for homemade granola. You can vary the taste each time by adding different ingredients. We enjoy granola for breakfast as cereal, toppings for fresh fruit bakes, vanilla yogurt, fresh fruit with granola sprinkled on top, and my 4-yr old loves his frozen yogurt cone dipped in it. Yummy!