Lemon Ginger Granola Food

LEMON GINGER GRANOLA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 250°F.
• In a large bowl or small vat combine the oats, germ, nuts, and brown sugar.
• In a separate bowl, combine honey, oil, lemon stuff, powdered/grated ginger, and salt.
• Combine both mixtures- tossing very very well (for 3-5 minutes) to distribute the goo evenly and pour onto as many sheet pans as you can find.
• Bake for 90 minutes, stirring every 15 minutes to achieve an even color.
• About halfway through the process your kitchen and house will start to smell heavenly and your mouth will be watering.
• While the granola is baking, chop the candied ginger down to "raisin" size or smaller- this is a pain as it is very sticky, and it doesn't work well in the food processor, unfortunately.
• Remove granola from oven and transfer into a large bowl.
• Add candied ginger and mix until evenly distributed.
• Makes a whole boatload.
• Keeps- probably a month, but it won't take you that long to eat it, will it?

HOMEMADE GRANOLA WITH GINGER

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Mix rolled and quick-cooking oats, pecans, walnuts, almonds, and pepitas together and spread out on a sheet pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes. Remove from the oven and transfer to a large mixing bowl. Reduce oven temperature to 225 degrees F (110 degrees C).
• Mix maple syrup, coconut oil, crystallized ginger, turmeric, ground ginger, cinnamon, salt, cardamom, and pepper together in a smaller bowl and pour over the oats and nuts. Mix thoroughly, then pour mixture back onto the baking sheet.
• Bake in the oven for 30 minutes. Turn oven off and leave granola in for 1 hour.
• Remove from the oven and let cool to room temperature, about 30 minutes.