I am always
looking for new and unique granola recipes. In November, dear hubby and I were on
the road when I opened up an email on my phone from Relish Magazine. As I looked through the message,
I found a link that looked interesting, and it took me to a web page were I saw
the most amazing looking granola! Unfortunately, I didn't save it and when I
returned home, I couldn't find that link again. I searched for hours, googling,
trying everything to find that recipe.
Finally, after many attempts to find it and lots of frustration from not being able to find that specific recipe, I got an idea. I put an actual thought together and sent a message to Relish Magazine, asking about a link to a granola recipe that I had seen on an email from them. The editorial department responded within an hour and sent me the following message:
Oh goodness Connie! We have many granola recipes on file so tracking down the exact one may be a bit of a challenge, but I'll try my very best! Was it any of the following? http://foodonfifth.com/2012/02/19/e-a-t-easy-as-that-granola/ http://relish.com/recipes/camp-beckwith-granola/ http://blogs.relish.com/sweetly-spiced-roasted-pumpkin-seed-raisin-snack-mi x/ http://relish.com/recipes/jills-granola/ http://relish.com/recipes/cinnamon-granola-bars/ http://relish.com/recipes/peanut-butter-granola-clusters/ http://relish.com/recipes/yogurt-and-fruit-parfaits-with-maple-granola/'
How amazing is the editorial department at Relish Magazine!!!! The recipe I had been searching for was the very first one! You can check it out right here. I was so happy!! And in addition, you can see they also sent me several other amazing granola recipes that I look forward to trying very soon, and I decided to share them with you too! I went out and bought the ingredients I was missing and made that amazing looking, much sought-after granola. It was well worth all the effort! Even my dear hubby scoops a bit out in the morning to enjoy as an afternoon pick-me-up.
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| Inside our granola jar |
The aroma that came out of my oven was amazing! I kept the oven light on so that I could peek in every so often. Oh my, it was a beautiful thing as they went from moist looking pieces to shiny, glazed pieces of crunch! Of course, I made a change to the recipe, and yes, I added vanilla! A whole tablespoon! The smell of the vanilla and orange marmalade layered on top of the aroma of the toasty nuts was amazing. I wanted to open my doors and windows to share the smells with my neighbors. I decided not to because it was below freezing outside and the neighbors were snugly warm in their air-tight houses!
There was one big disappointment. The next morning I headed downstairs and went straight for the oven where the granola had spent the night. As I stirred it around with a spatula, I could see that the granola in the center of the pan was stuck to the pan! I was really disappointed but scraped it off anyway. As you can see from the pictures, some of the scraping made dents and bumps on the nuts. I didn't want to loose a crumb. From now on, I will bake this granola on a sheet of parchment paper. Problem solved. Other than that issue, every piece was perfectly separated and ready for crunching.
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| Another look inside our granola jar |
Enjoy!
