I don’t like breakfast. It’s not that I don’t like breakfast food, I just don’t like breakfast. It’s first thing in the morning. And I don’t like anything first thing in the morning. All I want is my cup of coffee.
I’ve tried eating breakfast, it’s good for you. I’ve tried eggs. I’ve tried cereal. I’ve tried bagels, fruit, yogurt, and pancakes. I stocked the freezer with dozens of fresh-made crumpets, obtained from The Crumpet Shop (1503 1st Avenue, 206-682-1598) during a road trip to Seattle. They were fantastic toasted, slathered with salted cultured butter, and with cheddar cheese melted on top. But I ate them for brunch.
I made a batch of granola. Not the kitchen sink variety with every nut and seed and dried fruit, but a simple, honest granola. I still couldn’t eat breakfast, though, my husband likes breakfast and the granola disappeared.
I think I'll make another batch.
Granola with Almonds & Cherries
Printable Recipe
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
1 18-ounce container old fashioned rolled oats
1 ½ cups sliced almonds
½ cup packed light brown sugar
2 teaspoons cinnamon
½ teaspoon kosher salt
½ cup vegetable oil
½ cup honey
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup dried sour cherries
Preheat the oven to 325ºF. Grease 2 baking trays with the butter. Combine the oats, almonds, brown sugar, cinnamon, and salt in a large bowl. Combine the oil, honey, and vanilla in a small bowl. Add the honey mixture to the oat mixture and stir until the oats are evenly coated. Spread on the trays and bake, stirring once or twice, for about half an hour, or until toasted and golden brown. Switch the position of the trays half way through baking. Let cool and add the cherries.
Makes enough for several breakfasts, if you eat breakfast. Or try it any time of the day, as is or with milk or yogurt. Keeps for a week or two in a tightly sealed container in the pantry.
4 comments:
Never ever in my life did I think that your father, who thinks that oats are only good for horse feed, would actually eat and like this. Thank you,
Mom
BTW. I love that I can now just look up your recipies on line instead of looking for it in a notebook.
Hi Lucy, We're currently in the process of making the granola! I am a strong believer in the breakfast meal and eat oatmeal or granola on most workdays so this will be a good one for me.
I did have one question about the logistics of the website. Is there a way to make a "print" feature so the recipe could be printed off automatically without printing the whole website and pictures? I cut and pasted the recipe into a word document. Thanks. heather
Heather,
That’s a fantastic idea, and I’ll try to add that feature in the future. Enjoy the granola!
The granola was completed and it was a big success. We both had it for breakfast with cold soy milk. Your father would be in big trouble if he fed it to a horse.
:) heather
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