Janelle Maiocco

Hi.

Welcome to my blog. I live in the Wallingford neighborhood of Seattle on an Urban Farm (w/ five laying hens and a huge garden). I am a trained chef (w/ a certificate in food preservation), taught at a cooking school & like to share 'kitchen hacks' - culinary tips that save time, money & maximize flavor. If that isn't enough, I also run a food+tech startup called Barn2Door.com - a platform to help everyone easily find & buy food directly from farmers, fishers & ranchers (from CSA's to urban farm eggs to 1/2 a grass-fed cow).

homemade granola recipe with raisins

homemade granola recipe with raisins

granola recipe with raisins www.talkoftomatoes.com
granola recipe with raisins www.talkoftomatoes.com

My brother emailed me mid-breakfast to say: he and [my 7 year old niece] Lily were enjoying my homemade granola---and Lily would like the recipe. I had given all of my siblings a little stash of homemade goodies for Christmas, and my homemade granola was part of each gift. This versatile granola recipe with raisins is not only easy to make, but I venture to bet: better than any store-bought granola. For you, Lily Kate:

Granola4 cups oats 1 1/2 cups sliced almonds 1/2 cup brown sugar pinch salt pinch cinnamon 1/4 cup honey 1/4 cup oil 2 tsp vanilla optional: raisins, dried cranberries/cherries/blueberries/apple Oven to 300 degrees. In large bowl mix first five ingredients. In a small bowl, blend honey, oil and vanilla. Pour over dry ingredients and stir to blend. Spread in big pan and place in oven for 40 minutes. Stir occasionally. Keeps for a week sealed at room temp, or frozen up to 3 months.

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granola recipe www.talkoftomatoes.com - 02
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Note: I had the distinct pleasure of being one of California Raisin Marketing Board's select Blog Ambassadors this year. I have been inserting raisins into recipes for the past few months---with great results. I have a new found affection for raisins, you could say (with Valentine's Day coming and so forth): I heart raisins. And my family hearts this granola.

My other raisin recipes: raisin pumpkin bread, raisin-studded blue cheese coleslaw, rum raisin cookies and 5 raisins dessert recipes.

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how to make dried apple chips

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