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How • to • Make • Your • Own {From the Local Kitchen} Enzo’s Granola

Makes about 7 cups Created by Alyssa Mast of Enzo’s Granola Market, this nutty granola is sweet- ened by all-natural ingredients. Serve with Greek yogurt and fresh fruit for a complete breakfast!

Ingredients: By Maria Oldham • 4½ cups rolled oats • ½ cup pecans, chopped Homemade granola is a win-win-win. It’s delicious, less expensive than • ½ cup walnuts, chopped store-bought versions, and incredibly easy to make. All granola consists of • ½ cup sunflower seeds, un- some of the same basic ingredients, but when you make it at home, the flavor salted possibilities are endless. Another advantage? Store-bought granola is often • ½ cup pumpkin seeds • 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon chock-full of sugar—at home, you control the ingredients. • 1 ½ cups agave nectar (dark or Follow this simple formula for making your own granola, then tweak it light) based on your tastes and the amount you need. • 1 ½ teaspoons salt • ½ cup dried cranberries • ½ cup raisins Dry Ingredients • ½ cup coconut Directions Grains – 3 cups Combine dry ingredients For best results, use old-fashioned (plain rolled) Directions: oats. You can also add uncooked quinoa for extra (grain, nuts, salt, spices, Preheat oven to 200°F. In a large bowl, 1 crunch or try wheat germ or wheat bran to help and any add-ins/extras) in a combine oats, pecans, walnuts, seeds, bind the granola. large bowl. cinnamon, agave nectar, and salt. Spread Nuts – 1 cup Add in wet ingredients onto a parchment-lined baking sheet. Add any nuts you want – almonds, pecans, pista- (sweeteners and oil), stir- Bake uncovered for about 90 minutes, or 2 chios, hazelnuts, walnuts, etc. – sliced or chopped. If ring well. Coconut until dry, spinning and stirring every 15 raw, add them in with all the ingredients before bak- Large, unsweetened flakes will bake minutes. Meanwhile, combine cranber- Spread mixture onto a ing. If already roasted, add to granola after baking. best with granola. ries, raisins, and coconut in a large bowl. baking sheet and bake 3 Spices – ¼ to ½ teaspoon of each spice Dried Fruit Add baked oats mixture right out of at 300 degrees for about 45 Cinnamon, cardamom, nutmeg, pumpkin pie spice, Dried apricots, figs, apples, pineapple, oven into the dried fruit mixture and stir. minutes, stirring after 30 min- and ginger are some popular flavors. Salt will help mango, raisins, dried cranberries, Spread out onto clean sheet pan and let utes. Granola is ready when it bring out the flavors of all the ingredients. Add 1 cherries, or blueberries are flavorful cool. Store in an air-tight container (will is toasted golden brown. teaspoon kosher salt or ¾ teaspoon regular salt. options. Be sure to add after baking keep about 2 weeks). Once granola has cooled, Add-ins/Extras – 1 to 1½ cups total granola to prevent chewy, burnt fruit. Wet Ingredients add any after-baking enzosmarket.com 4 Add any or all of these you like, adjusting propor- Chocolate Sweetener – ½ to ¾ cup Oil or Butter – ¼ to ½ cup extras (e.g., dried fruit, choco- tions as necessary. If using cocoa powder, add in with dry Forego the regular white sugar for ma- Extra-virgin olive oil, canola, or veg- late). Then store in an airtight Seeds ingredients before baking. If using ple syrup, honey, agave, or brown rice etable oil work best for a crunchy, fla- container. Try raw pumpkin, sunflower, flax, millet, or chocolate chips, add after granola is syrup. Brown sugar (2 to 3 tablespoons) vorful granola. You can also try melted sesame seeds. baked and has cooled. will add an extra touch of sweetness. coconut oil.

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