Granola - Basic
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2011-03-16, courtesy http://www.joyofbaking.com/breakfast/HomemadeGranola.html , with influence from Kristin

Ingredients
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6 cups oats
4 Tbsp canola oil
3/4 cup maple syrup (bulk)
1/4 cup molasses
1 splash orange extract
2 splashes vanilla extract


Directions
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1. Heat oven to 325 F
2. Mix oats, syrup, molasses in 9 x 13 pan
3. Mix oil, orange extract, and vanilla extract together, then mix into oats
4. Bake for 20 minutes, stir, bake 10 more minutes

Review and Variations
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Tastes good.  I baked it longer than 30 minutes; more like 40.

I tried adding 1/3 cup of water to see what it's effect would be -- it
seemed to make the oatmeal soft rather than clumpy.  I baked it an
hour, and it turned out crispy and slightly clumpy.

I added only 3 Tbsp of grape oil and more like 1/2 cup molasses, ~3 Tbsp cinammon and no orange extract, cooked for 35 minutes, and the result was nice, and sticky.

I tried reversing the proportions of syrup and molasses.  3/4 C molasses, 1/4 C syrup.  I think it was quite tasty.  The orange extract I think was also good.

2011-06-24 - 7 cups oats, 1/2 cup agave syrup, 3/8 cup molasses, 2.5 splashes vanilla extract, 25 minutes at 325.