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- Granola
- 1/2 cup soaked quinoa (1/4 cup dry)
- 2 cups rolled oats
- 1/4 cup wheat germ
- 1/4 cup slivered almonds (optional)
- 1/4 cup sunflower seeds
- 1/4 cup sesame seeds
- 1/4 cup coconut
- 1/4 cup cooking oil
- 1/4 cup honey
- Granola Bars
- 2 cups cooked quinoa (3/4 cup dry)
- 1/2 cup mixed dried fruit (I used apricot, pear, apple, and cranberry)
- 1/2 cup raisins
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 - 1 banana
- granola cereal
- 1/2 cup chopped dates or 1/2 cup other dried fruit
- 1/2 cup raisins
Method
- Soak dry quinoa in 1/2 cup of water for two hours.
- To make the granola, mix all dry granola ingredients, including the soaked quinoa, in a bowl.
- Preheat oven to 250 degrees.
- Heat oil and honey in a small saucepan until thin; stir into dry ingredients until mixed.
- Pour the granola mixture into a jelly roll pan and toast for 1 hour at 250 degrees, stirring occasionally.
- Store in a plastic bag until ready to use.
- Cook mixed dried fruit with 2 cups water at a simmer half the water has evaporated (about 45 minutes).
- Add 3/4 cup dry quinoa and enough water to cover plus a quarter inche and cook over medium heat 20 minutes, adding more water as needed.
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Set aside 1 cup cooked quinoa; pour the rest of the quinoa with cooking liquid and fruit pieces into a blender.
- Blend until large fruit pieces are chopped up.
- Add 1/2 cup raisins, the salt, lemon juice, vanilla, and banana.
- Blend.
- (Mixture will be thick; stop the blender and push with spoon if you have to, adding water if needed) Spoon blender mixture into a bowl, stirring in granola, 1/2 cup dried fruit, and 1/2 cup raisins.
- Press into a greased and floured glass baking dish and bake at 400 degrees for 15 minutes.
- Cool.
- Cut into desired number of bars.