Peanut Butter Granola
Ingredients:
2/3 cup creamy peanut butter
2/3 cup honey
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 cups uncooked rolled oats
1 cup raisins
1 cup peanuts
1/2 cup dried figs, snipped
Preheat oven to 300 degrees F.
In a small saucepan, combine peanut butter, honey and cinnamon. Heat thoroughly. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla extract.
Place oats in a large, shallow roasting pan or a 15 x 10 x 1-inch baking pan. Pour warm peanut butter mixture over oats and stir gently until oats are coated. Spread evenly in pan. Bake in a 300 degree F oven for 30 to 40 minutes stirring occasionally.
Turn off oven.
Meanwhile, in a small bowl, cover raisins in boiling water. Let stand for 10 minutes. Drain well. Stir raisins, nuts and figs into baked mixture. Return to oven and let dry 1 1/2 hours, stirring occasionally.
Store in covered containers. Makes 8 cups.
B-man
