Breakfast Granola - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 c. old fashioned rolled oats
1/3 c. honey or molasses
1/4 c. vegetable oil
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 c. chopped nuts
3/4 c. bran cereal
1 c. flaked coconut
1 c. raisins
1 c. chopped dates

Preparation

Spread rolled oats on a 15 x 10-inch baking pan.
Toast at 350\u00b0 for 5 minutes.
Stir; toast 5 more minutes.
Meanwhile, combine honey or molasses and oil in saucepan.
Heat, but do not boil.
Stir in vanilla.
Remove oats from oven; toss with nuts, bran and coconut.
Pour hot honey mixture over oat mixture.
Toss well.
Return to oven and bake 20 to 25 minutes, stirring 3 times while baking.
Remove from oven.
Add raisins and dates; stir well.
Cool.
Store in airtight container.
Yield:
8 cups.