Breakfast Granola - cooking recipe

Ingredients

7 1/2 cups regular rolled oats
1 1/2 cups each cashews and sliced almonds
3/4 cups light brown sugar
1 1/2 T grated orange zest
1 3/4 tsp cinnamon
3/4 tsp nutmeg
1 1/2 cups melted butter
1/2 cups maple syrup
3/4 cups of golden rasins
3/4 cups dried cherries or cranberries or chopped dates

Preparation

Place oats, cashews, almonds, brown sugar, orange zest, cinnamon and nutmeg in large bowl. Melt butter and add syrup and pour over dry mixture. Toss well and spread evenly over 2 parchment lined baking sheet pans.
Bake at 350 degrees approximately 40 minutes until golden brown and stuck together. Allow to cool before breaking up. Add dried fruits and stir again. Store in air tight containers.
Makes 21 cups!