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Orange Cranberry Spiced Granola from Orange Appeal

I promise that this will be the best granola you ever eat.

And so much easier than you think to make: just mix together & bake! The orange adds a wonderful je ne sais quoi 😉

Follow the thread for the recipe.

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Feel free to adapt the added ingredients with what you have on hand & to your taste!

INGREDIENTS

4 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
1-1/2 cups (7 ounces / 190 grams) slivered almonds, or coarsely chopped blanched hazelnuts or pecans
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1-1/2 cups (7 ounces / 190 grams) mixed seeds and grains (pumpkin and sunflower seeds, sesame seeds)
1 1/2 – 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup (185 ml) orange juice from 2 oranges
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Zest from 2 oranges
3/8 cup (scant 100 ml) vegetable oil
1/8 cup (25 ml) sesame oil
1/2 cup (125 ml) pure maple syrup, clear liquid honey, or a combination of the two
1 1/2 cups (7 ounces / 200 grams) dried cranberries or cherries
Dried blueberries or chopped...

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or chopped candied orange peel

Preheat the oven to 325° F (160°C). Line a large baking sheet with oven or parchment paper.

Measure the oats into a large mixing bowl. Add the nuts, the grains and seeds, the spices and the salt, then toss and stir until well combined.

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In another bowl, whisk together the orange juice & zest, the oils, and the maple syrup and/or the honey until combined and the zest is no longer in clumps. Pour the liquid ingredients over the oat mixture & stir until very well combined and all of the dry ingredients are

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evenly moistened, making sure no pockets of dry ingredients remain.

Spread the granola mixture evenly across the lined baking sheet in a uniformly thin layer.

Bake the granola in the preheated oven for 30 - 35 minutes, carefully stirring it up and around every 10

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minutes, making sure to push the granola from the outer edges in towards the center to avoid burning. Bake it for a bit less time if you like chewier, moister granola, a bit longer if you like dryer, crispier granola. The granola will continue to dry and clump as it cools

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so if in doubt, remove the sheet from the oven sooner than later.

Once removed from the oven, allow the granola to cool completely before pouring into a clean bowl.

Add the dried berries or fruit to the granola & toss until the fruit is evenly distributed throughout.

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Store in an airtight container such as a lidded preserves jar for up to two weeks.

Find this recipe in my cookbook Orange Appeal...

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Enjoy! And please share photos when you make it!