Healthy Granola - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 c. oats (rolled, instant or quick)
1 1/2 c. flaked coconut
1 1/2 c. wheat germ
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 c. water
1/4 c. vegetable oil
2 tsp. vanilla
1 c. brown sugar or honey
1/2 c. each: walnuts and slivered almonds
1/2 c. raisins
1/2 c. diced dates

Preparation

Mix dry ingredients well; mix together the water, oil, vanilla (and honey, if used) and add to the dry ingredients.
Bake in a large 10 x 14-inch loaf cake pan in 275\u00b0 oven for 1 hour. Stir every 20 minutes.
Add the raisins and dates last 20 minutes.