Mom's Granola

Granola is my favorite cereal. It's even good mixed into vanilla yogurt with our without fruit. But to buy it at the store is just too gosh darned expensive! The ingredients used in this granola that my mom created are inexpensive at the outset, and the fact that you can make several batches before having to buy more of each is a plus. Store in an airtight container. Makes about 10 cups.

What you need:

4 cups quick cook oats
2 cups raw wheat germ
1 cup hulled, raw sunflower seeds
1 cup walnuts, chopped
1 cup sliced almonds
1 cup flaked, sweet coconut
1/2 cup flax seed
1/2 cup veg. oil
1/3 cup water
1 Tbs. vanilla


Stir together dry ingredients in large bowl. In small bowl, mix vanilla and water together, then pour into the dry mix along with the oil. Stir this really well. Spread onto a really large cookie sheet and bake at 275 degrees F for 1 hour and 45 minutes to 2 hours, stirring every 30 minutes or so. Let it cool and dump into your container.