Granola

 From The Splendid Grain

Makes 6 cups

1 ½ cups nutmeats, such as almonds, walnuts, pecans, cashews, or hazelnuts, or a combination (*my favorite are almonds)

3 cups rolled oats

½ cup sunflower seeds

½ cup unsweetend shredded coconut

½ cup honey

¼ cup maple syrup

¼ cup unrefined sesame oil

½ tsp sea salt

1 tsp pure vanilla extract

½ tsp ground cinnamon

½ tsp ground cardamom

1 cup chopped dried fruit, such as prunes, raisins, dates, peaches, nectarines, or apples, or a combination (*my favorite is dried blueberries)

Preheat oven to 320 degrees.

Break or cut the nuts into halves. Combine the nuts, oats, sunflower seeds, and coconut in a bowl. Mix together the honey, maple syrup, oil, sea salt, vanilla, cinnamon, and cardamom. Pour over the grain mixture, stirring to combine. Spread the mixture out on a cookie sheet and bake for 25-30 minutes. After 7 minutes, stir and spread the mixture out again in an even layer. Repeat after 7 minutes. Stir every 5 minutes, or until the oats are crisp and brown, but not burned. Remove from the oven and pour into a large wooden bowl or onto another jelly-roll pan to stop the cooking. Add the dried fruits. Let cool thoroughly. Store in an airtight container in a cool dry spot.