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Here it is. When DH was a vol firefighter, for some years I wrote a recipe column for the monthly newsletter. So I had to make recipes that were real with measurements etc. I have a lot more from the newsletters.

Good For You Granola

Makes 1 1/2 gallons - high protein, not very sweet

Mix together in a large bowl:
!/2 c oil (I use refined sesame)
1 1/2 cup brown sugar
1 T. vanilla
1 1/2 t. salt
1/2 cup water

Then add the ingredients below and stir very well until thoroughly mixed. To make gluten free, subsitute oat bran for wheat germ, and any other kind of whole grain flour for the whole wheat flour. Oats have no gluten, some people consider them not 100% gluten free since they are sometimes (but not necessarily) processed in plants which also process wheat.

10 cups regular oatmeal (ie not “minute”) - or 8 cups oatmeal and 2 cups triticale
2 cups raw wheat germ
1 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
2 cups unsweetened coconut shreds or macaroon type (larger)
1 1/2 -2 cups raw sunflower seeds
1 1/2 cups raw almonds, chopped
1 1/2 cups raw walnuts, chopped (optional)

Spread evenly in four 9 by 13 inch baking pans - glass works since they heat well, and you can see what the bottom is doing! - but other pans will work - and bake at 300 to 325 stirring often. If your oven is not even in heat (most aren’t), moving the pans around as you bake may be helpful. The edges brown first, so watching and stirring often is essential for even crispiness and not burning.

When the granola is a light golden brown and crispy, pour the pans into a large bowl and stir. Let sit until cool and for best keeping store in glass jars. I don’t know how long it lasts because it gets eaten. Very good plain, or with milk, yogurt, added dried fruit like raisins and dates, bananas etc.

This granola is not very sweet and makes a good crunchy snack by itself; for myself if I eat it with milk I like a bit more sweetener added. When my children were small I used to mix it all with powdered milk, so when they wanted some, we would just add water and stir it up in a bowl.