Homemade Granola

This is straight from The Tightwad Gazette.  We like our granola sweet so this works perfectly for us especially over homemade yogurt :)

Mix 3/4 cup brown sugar, 1/3 cup veggie oil and 1/3 cup honey in saucepan and heat until sugar is melted.

Combine 5 cups oatmeal, 1/2 cup dry milk, 3/4 tsp cinnamon and a pinch of salt in a cake pan.  I used a bowl to make mixing easier and then moved it to a cake pan.

Pour sugar mixture over dry mixture and mix well.

Bake at 375 for 10 minutes.  Let cool in pan.  Store in airtight container.

I doubled the recipe and cooked it longer so mine is a little darker than it really should be but it's still great!  I didn't add raisins at all but I'll include the directions for it.

3/4 cup brown sugar

1/3 vegetable oil

1/3 cup honey

5 cups oatmeal

1/2 cup raisins*

1/2 cup dry milk

3/4 teaspoon cinnamon

pinch of salt

Mix brown sugar, oil and honey in a saucepan. Heat until the sugar is dissolved.  Combine dry ingredients in a large cake pan.  Pour sugar mixture over dry mixture and mix well.  Bake at 375 for 10 minutes.  Let cool in pan.  Store in an airtight container. 

Optional: add nuts, wheat germ, coconut, dates etc

*add raisins after cooking