preview of this week's breakfasts
There are many ways to begin a good evening…my approach tonight was to make a phone call to my mother that started with the question: “Can you read me the recipe for your peanut butter granola?” and ended with this reply: “Check the church cookbook.”
As one of the family’s favorite carryovers from our parents’ Jesus hippie days, I grew up thinking this was a time-intensive recipe for special occasions. It’s actually a very quick and simple way to impress friends and neighbors with the start of your own “granola and celery” phase.
Peanut Butter Granola
5 ½ c. oats
½ c. wheat germ or bran
½ c. sunflower seeds
2 ½ tsp. oil
½ c. honey
½ c. peanut butter (crunchy is best!)
½ tsp. vanilla
Mix the oats, wheat germ, and sunflower seeds in a 9” x 13” pan. In a small saucepan, slowly heat the oil and honey. When the mixture is runny, add peanut butter and vanilla to saucepan; stir until blended. Pour wet ingredients over the dry oat mixture and mix with a spoon and/or your hands. Bake at 300 degrees (F) for 20-30 minutes, stirring every 10 minutes. Let cool and store in an airtight container.
*Feel free to be creative with the recipe–tonight I did 1/2 honey and 1/2 jelly for “pb & j granola.” I also added chopped almonds since I didn’t have any wheat germ or sunflower seeds–not substitutions, just making do!
