Canadian Maple Granola

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Canadian Maple Granola

 

4 cups large flake oats

1 cup natural wheat bran

1/2 cup slivered almonds

1/2 cup sunflower seeds

1 tsp. cinnamon

1/2 tsp. salt

1/2 cup maple syrup

2 tbsp. vegetable oil

1 tsp. vanilla

1 orange

1/2 cup mix of raisins, dried cranberries and chopped apricots

 

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

In a large bowl, stir oats with bran, almonds, sunflower seeds, cinnamon and

salt.

In another bowl, whisk maple syrup with oil and vanilla.

Finely grate 1 tsp. peel from orange.

Then squeeze out 2 tbsps. juice.

Stir both into syrup.

Pour over oat mixture and stir until mixed. Spread out on a large, rimmed baking

sheet.

Bake in centre of preheated oven, uncovered, stirring occasionally especially

near edges of pan to prevent burning, until oats are golden, 20 minutes.

Remove pan from oven to a rack.

Stir occasionally.

When cool, stir in dried fruit.

Store at room temperature in an airtight container up to 1 week, refrigerate up

to 1 month or freeze up to 6 months.

Spoon over yogurt or mix in to a bowl of cereal.

Makes 6 cups.