Granola

This isn't your typical granola. Oh no. It's soooo much better. It's extra crunchy and doesn't get soft and oogy in milk. Try it out, you'll love it.

4 cups rolled oats
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 tsp cinnamon
2 tsp salt
1/4 cup oil
1/2 cup maple syrup
1/2 cup honey
1 tbsp vanilla
1 1/3 cups sliced almonds
1 1/3 cups roughly chopped hazelnuts (big chunks are good!)
1 1/3 cups raisins
1 1/3 cups dates

• Set your oven to 310F
• Toss oats with cinnamon, salt and brown sugar
• Add the oil, honey, maple syrup, and vanilla
• Mix well, I use my hands to be sure that every single oat is thoroughly coated ;-)
• Spread out onto baking sheets
• Bake 10 minutes
• Sprinkle with almonds 
• Stir, flip it around, then spread out again
• Bake 5 minutes
• Sprinkle with hazelnuts
• Stir, flip it around, then spread out again
• Bake 10 minutes
• Cool about 10 minutes, then break up. It's a lot easier to do this when the granola is still a bit warm
• Mix in the raisins and dates
• Wow your friends and family

You can always substitute other kinds of nuts or fruit in the granola. Think cranberry almond, or apricot macadamia. Mmmmm.....