| 1 | Mix it up in a large bowl, then spread into a jelly-roll type pan. |
| 2 | Bake at 250°F until done, an hour or so, stirring occasionally. |
| 3 | Pour the warm granola back into the mixing bowl and gently fold in dried fruit. |
| 4 | When cool, store in an airtight container. |
| 5 | That"s the basic recipe, but it"s easy to modify. |
| 6 | Here are things i substitute or add: honey, nutmeg, maple syrup, smuckers syrup, amaranth seeds, oat bran, rye flakes, craisins, dried apricots. |
| 7 | Here are a few baking tricks: * don"t overcook it. |
| 8 | You"ll end up with a pan-o-pebbles. |
| 9 | Bake only until "al dente". |
| 10 | * it"s less messy (with all that stirring) to use a pan with high sides. |
| 11 | * zip lock bags make good storage containers |
