Ingredients
4 cups old fashioned oats
1/2 cup wheat germ
1/4 cup sunflower seeds
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon salt (optional)
1/3 cup vegetable oil
4 tablespoons honey
1/2 cup water
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup raisins
Preparation
1 In a large bowl, combine the oats, wheat germ, sunflower seeds, cinnamon, pecans, brown sugar and salt (if using); mix well. 2 In another bowl, mix the oil, honey, water and vanilla. 3 Pour the liquid mixture over the dry ingredients and mix well. 4 Spread over a jelly-roll pan sprayed with nonstick spray. 5 Bake at 300°F for 50-60 minutes, stirring every 15 minutes. 6 The last 10-15 minutes add the raisins. 7 The granola will brown as it cooks. 8 Cool in pan on wire rack. 9 Store in an airtight container.