Save money by making your own granola

Does your family love granola? Do you find it to be on the pricey side? Would you serve it more often if you could make your own? Well now you can! Here is a great recipe my sister Theresa gave me. You will love it.

• 1 box of oatmeal
• 1 C. nuts, use your favorite, pecans, almonds, or walnuts
• 1/2 C. sunflower seeds(raw)
• 1/2 C. piñon seeds(raw)
• 1/2 C. pumpkin seeds (raw)
• 1 Tbsp. cinnamon
• 2 Tsp. salt
• 1 C. good oil (olive, canola, or sunflower)
• 1 1/2-2 C. good raw honey

Mix together all dry ingredients, add oil and honey, mix together again. Oil a large cake pan or jelly roll pan. Put a shallow layer of granola into a well oiled pan. Bake at 350° for about 20 minutes or only until it turns golden in color. Let it cool and put it into a large bowl. Put some more into the pan and bake it again for about 20 minutes, keep doing this until it is all baked and cooled. Let it cool for at least an hour. Put it back into the oatmeal box, you will also need another container, and store in refrigerator. Make sure it has cooled to room temperature so it doesn't get sweaty in the container. To change the flavor, add your favorite dried fruit after it has cooled and before you store it (adding the dried fruit to the baking process does nothing for the fruit except dry it out more). Or simply add the fruit when served.