Granola

When your daughter walks up to you and asks, "What are you making? It smells delicious!!! Can I have some?...you know you have a winner of a recipe! That is what happened when I made a big batch of this granola. In fact, my daughters took it to school for lunch! 

LOVE this with some fresh fruit!

10 cups old fashioned oats (I bought the instant by mistake and it was still good. Be sure to get the old fashioned oats!)

3/4 cup sesame seeds

1/2 cup sunflower seeds

2 cups raw sliced almonds

1 cup shredded unsweetened coconut

1/2 tsp kosher salt

1 1/2 TBS ground cinnamon

3/4 cup canola oil

1 cup maple syrup

1 1/2 TBS vanilla extract

1 1/2 tsp almond extract

Preheat oven to 250 degrees. Position racks in lower part of the oven. Combine oats, sesame seeds, sunflower seeds, sunflower seeds, almonds, coconut, salt, and cinnamon. Mix well until combined. In a separate bowl, whisk together oil, syrup, vanilla extract, and almond extract. Pour over other mixture and stir until coated.

Line 2 jelly-roll pans with parchment paper. Spread the granola in an even layer on each pan. Put them in the oven and set the timer for 30 minutes. Mix the granola and spread evenly again, switching the trays. Set the timer for another 30 minutes and then mix again and rotate racks. Set the timer for a final 30 minutes (90 minutes total). After 90 minutes of baking, turn off the oven, but leave the granola there for up to 6 hours so it can harden and crisp as the oven cools. Enjoy!