Granola!

Let me start off by saying: I have never made granola before. Now this will either be a "Sweet! I'm a granola goddess" moment, or a "Well, I warned you I hadn't done this before" moment.

I added pumpkin seeds instead of sesame!

Granola is one of those nostalgic foods for me. When I was small enough to be sitting on the back of a bike in a toddler seat, my grandpa and I would ride around the neighborhood and eventually end up at one of our many park dates. While I was sitting in my seat, he let me have a tiny cup with some granola in it, so now whenever I eat granola I always think of those sunny bike rides.

So before I went into town today for some grocery shopping, out of the blue I decided I wanted to try to make some granola!! I grabbed my computer and opened my favorite recipe book, the internet! Funnily enough, one of the food blogs I started reading the other day was one of the first sites to pop up, so I had to use it!! The blog is by David Lebovitz, a chef, who is totally awesome! His posts are super fun and informative and his food looks delish!

Anyway, here's the recipe:

Lookin' good!

This is a really simple recipe to make! Preheat the oven to 300 degrees. Mix all the dry ingredients in a large bowl. Then mix the wet ingredients (I used all honey because I couldn't find rice syrup) in a sauce pan and warm them up. Pour the warm wet stuff onto the dry stuff an mix! Easy-Peasy! Then pour evenly on two cookies sheets (with raised edges preferably) and throw in the oven for 45 minutes. However, you need to take the granola out every 10 minutes and stir a bit to evenly distribute the baking magic. Other than that, you are set, bros!

So good!!

While we wait for the oven to work it's mojo, guess what?? Only two weeks until I get to be home in Orange County! YAY! So much has happened while I've been gone... My Goddaughter started walking, my sister became a star volleyball player, Jack (my cousin) started kindergarten, and so much more! I'm so excited to see all my little homies :) But before all that, I'm going with some other Anthropology students from HSU to the American anthropological Association 2012 National Meeting in San Francisco! I'm a bit nervous to be presenting some of my research, but I know it will be a really cool experience! Plus we get to hit up San Fran, which is always a plus! 

The Verdict:
Well that went AWESOME. The granola is so amazing! The nuts are toasty and the oats, crunchy! I ended up having to bake it about 25 minutes longer than the 45, but I think it came out perfect! I highly suggest making some granola for yourself this weekend! Even if you don't, have a fabulous weekend!

Vi Ses,
Holly













Photos par moi!
Recipe Source:

http://www.davidlebovitz.com/2009/10/granola-recipe/