Title: Basic Ff Granola
Categories: Diet Cereal
Yield: 1 Servings

6		8 C oats
1	c	(approx) concentrated fruit
		Juice
1	tb	Cinnamon
		Raisins

Mix it up in a large bowl, then spread into a jelly-roll type pan. Bake at 250 F until done, an hour or so, stirring occasionally. Pour the warm granola back into the mixing bowl and gently fold in dried fruit. When cool, store in an airtight container.

That's the basic recipe, but it's easy to modify. Here are things I substitute or add:

honey, nutmeg, maple syrup, Smuckers syrup, amaranth seeds, oat bran, rye flakes, craisins, dried apricots.

I usually bake a batch when I know I'll be hovering around the kitchen for several hours so I can check the oven frequently. I also have to remind myself that granola is NOT fat free. Oats are at least 15% cff, so I try to eke it out to myself in small-ish amounts.

Here are a few baking tricks:

* Don't overcook it. You'll end up with a pan-o-pebbles. Bake only until "al dente".

* It's less messy (with all that stirring) to use a pan with high sides.

* zip lock bags make good storage containers.

Recipe by: Marti Remington Converted to MM by Donna Webster Donna@webster.post.demon.co.uk From: Donna@webster.Demon.Co.Uk Date: Wed, 01 Nov 1995 15:00:36 +0000 (

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