Granola

My sister-in-law gave us

homemade granola for Christmas.

 

It was delicious and didn't

last very long.

 

I asked for the recipe.

She obliged.

A batch has already been made and enjoyed.

Here's how it works: 

 gather ingredients and equipment

 

stir together

 

 bake in 10 minute increments

 

add almonds and back in the oven

 

mmm - golden and delicious.

 

This is the recipe as I made it:

 

3 C. rolled oats

1 generous tsp. cinnamon

1/3 C ground flaxseed

3 Tbsp. + 1 tsp. oil

1/4 C honey

1/4 C brown sugar

1 tsp. vanilla

1/2 C whole almonds

1/3 C sunflower nuts

 

Preheat the oven to 325F. 

Toss the oats, flaxseed and cinnamon together.

Mix honey, oil, sugar, and vanilla in a separate bowl.

Pour over oat mixture and

mix well.

Spread on cookie sheet covered with

parchment paper.

Bake 10 minutes. Stir.

Add almonds.

Bake 10 minutes.  Stir.

Add sunflower nuts.

Bake 10 minutes. 

Turn oven off but leave in oven

another 5 minutes.

 

My SIL used 2 cups of oats,

no flaxseed,

1/3 C almonds

 and added

pistachios(rather than sunflower nuts)

 and 2/3 C craisins

 (after cooling for several minutes). 

 

Tasty by the handful

or with milk and blueberries!

 

 

 

Ya Gotta love it!

For as long as I can remember

any occasion involving gifts

generally includes  a conversation

with Naphtali along these lines:

 

N - I got your present today.  Do you want to open it?

Me - No, I'll wait.

N - I found it at a little shop downtown,

it's gorgeous.  Do you want to open it?

Me - It's only a week - I'll wait.

N -You're really going to like it. 

Do you want me to tell you what it is?

Me - Really, I'm happy to wait.

 

Honestly, that routine is aired

several times each year.

 

When I arrived on Thursday afternoon

one of the first things she said to me was that

she had put my birthday present in my room.

With that in mind I should be excused

for taking a peek, right?

 

 

I did peek - it was only a bag - and

found four beautiful fabric bundles with

tags that didn't help me identify them.

 

 

So I commented on the beautiful fabric

- said thank you -

and asked if they are bath towels.

 

You guessed it:

Mom!  Those are for your birthday!

You weren't supposed to look yet!

 

Naphtali is a very generous gift-giver.

She loves to give, and

she loves the search for something special.

 

 

I think she scored, again,

with lovely foutas for my bathroom.