Making Granola

I had been wanting to try homemade granola for awhile. I finally got some inspiration after reading this blog recipe, but I settled on Alton Brown's recipe instead. I will try the other recipe next I guess. Here is Alton Brown's:

Ingredients
3 cups rolled oats
1 cup slivered almonds
1 cup cashews
3/4 cup shredded sweet coconut
1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons dark brown
sugar
1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons maple syrup
1/4 cup vegetable oil
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup raisins
Directions
Preheat oven to 250 degrees F.
In a large bowl, combine the oats, nuts, coconut, and brown sugar.
In a separate bowl, combine maple syrup, oil, and salt. Combine both mixtures and pour onto 2 sheet pans. Cook for 1 hour and 15 minutes, stirring every 15 minutes to achieve an even color.
Remove from oven and transfer into a large bowl. Add raisins and mix until evenly distributed.

Yes, I didn't follow the recipe....I doubled the batch and did one cup raisins, 1/2 cup sultanas (golden raisins), and 1/2 cup cranberries. Just for a little variety. Don't let the "rolled oats" fool you...they are just "old-fashioned oats". NOT INSTANT OR QUICK COOKING OATS. This is what it looked like:





It was a little salty, probably from the cashews, but we devoured it. Warning: with oil, nuts, and coconut, granola is not a low-fat food. It certainly has great fiber and lots of micronutrients in all the good stuff that goes into it, but this should be considered a fat (with some fiber).