Crunchy Granola Recipe

Ingredients
• 1 1/2 cup C&H Brown Sugar or Domino Light Brown Sugar
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 teaspoon sea salt
• 8 cups Quaker Oatmeal
• 2 cup additional stuff
o Kroger Unsweetened Coconut
o Flax Seeds
o Kroger Raisins
o Sunsweet prunes
o Nuts still in the shell (shell before preparing, but buy in shell)

Directions

Preheat oven to 275 degrees F.

Line 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper and reserve.
Combine brown sugar and water in a 4-cup microwave proof glass measuring cup or bowl. Place in microwave on high for 5 minutes and cook until sugar is completely dissolved. Remove from microwave, add vanilla extract and salt.

In a large mixing bowl, combine oats, nuts, and brown sugar syrup mixture. Stir until thoroughly mixed. Spread the granola onto cookie sheets and bake 45 minutes to 1 hour or until golden and crunchy.

When the mixture comes out of the oven, it is still very pliable. You may choose to add in dried fruit as a finishing touch at this time. When granola has cooled completely, store in an airtight container.

Get Things Moving Loaf

Ingredients:
* 2 cups whole wheat flour
* 1/2 cup sunflower seeds
* 1/2 cup flax seeds
* 2 cups oats
* ½ tsp baking soda
* 3 tsp apple cider vinegar
* 1 teaspoon salt
* 1/2 cup sugar in the raw
* 2 cups chopped prunes
* 2 cups milk
* 1 cup sour cream
* 2 tablespoons safflower oil

Preparation:
1. Preheat to 350
2. Grease pans with butter.
3. Mix all ingredients in large bowl.
4. Cover bowl with towel and let stand in warm place for 20 minutes
5. Separate in half and form into 2 balls. Place balls on buttered pans.
6. Bake 50 - 60 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean.

feedback fresh from oven - delightful, even the oldest liked it. Seeds are wonderful and prune/sugar didn't come out as sweet as I thought (which is good). Insides seemed a little doughy still at slicing, but I think that might clear up after sitting overnight. Crust was crispy and a little crumbly.

potential allergic reaction noticed after third serving ... buying seeds/prunes in bulk may have been a bad idea, but I'm poopin like a champ. abandoning this as potentially NOT cornless.... but man it should be.

Basic Wheat QuickBread

Ingredients:
1 cup oats
1 cup King Arthur wheat flour
½ tsp salt
1 cup milk
1 tbsp olive oil
½ tsp baking soda
3 tsp apple cider vinegar

Preparation:
1. Preheat to 450.
2. Stir ingredients together and form into ball.
3. Place on greased pan
4. Bake for 20 minutes with pan of water under it
5. Eat fresh from the oven and slather with butter until it runs down your arm.

feedback fresh from oven: crust was very crunchy and yummy, insides moist and soft, flavor was VERY grainy - could use some sweet to cut the grain flavor, texture was perfect. Youngest loved it, oldest did NOT. I think it's an excellent first try.
next day: oh my, still good. I bagged it a bit too early and there was a bit of condensation in the bag, but the bread will be gone before it's an issue. I won't be able to tell you how the bread keeps for the long haul.
overall: good standard recipe. I think this is a base that needs added to. It's a bit too grainy for my tastes, could use more salt and sweet.