Granola

Mix

2.5 cups nuts (walnuts and almonds)

3 cups sunflower seeds

.5 cup sesame seeds

18 cups rolled oats

.5 cup vegetable oil

1 cup honey

in a large dishpan.

Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes, stirring every 15 minutes.

Details:

The exact ratios of most things aren't that important, except for the

oil and honey. Put the dry ingredients in first, rolled oats last,

then mix in oil & honey. I measure the oil first, so the honey won't

stick to the measuring cup. I warm the honey in a microwave for 60

seconds before pouring it in while stirring steadily, so the honey

doesn't form clumps.

I bake the granola in cake pans, about 2 inches thick. It won't

all fit at one time, so I do a second roasting with a third of the batch.

The walnuts are a bit susceptible to burning, so I try to keep them out

of the corners of the pans, and if they are on top I push them into the

middle.

The first two times end up being about 17 minutes and the last one about

14, because of how I run the timer. Shorter for the last time is good.

Enjoy!

Story:

I started making granola back in middle school, starting with a recipe

my mom found, and I've been making it since. Now I buy my rolled oats

in a 50 pound bag, from the PCC. During college I got my ingredients

from a real co-op, where you had to put in hours to be a member.

One time I made it while studying in Germany. It was hard to find the

ingredients, but I eventually got everything together. I was

excited. It seemed to take the oven a long time to heat up, but I

didn't think much about it. Then, when I took it out after 15

minutes to stir, it was ruined, burnt to a black crisp - apparently

350 degrees was not Fahrenheit :-(