Did you know that Dr.Harvey Kellogg who developed corn flakes with his brother William Keith Kellogg in 1902, found a twice baked grain mixture 12 years before the flakes, called it Granola, but could not market it properly and was unsuccessful with the product.
The name Granola gained a major importance with the healthy food movement and in 1960s became a healthy hippie food. Today it became a household item for all those who care for healthy eating.
ingredients
- 1 cup buckwheat (greçka)
- 1/2 cup quinoa
- 1 cup oatmeal
- 1/4 cup sunflower seeds
- 1/4 cup pumpkin seeds
- 2 tbsp sesame seeds
- 2 tbsp flax seeds
- 2 tbsp chia seeds
- 3/4 cup hazelnut, roughly chop
- 2 tbsp cranberries
- 2 tbsp sun dried apricots
- 2 tbsp dried prunes
- 1/4 cup chocolate chips
- 1 tbsp cocoa
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp ginger
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/3 cup applesauce
- 3 tbsp molasses(I used beet molasses)
- 3 tbsp flower honey
- 1 egg white
preparation
- Soak buckwheat and quinoa in separate bowls in room-temp water for 30 min, strain. Wash them well and strain again. If too wet, give them a squeeze.
- Mix well oatmeal, buckwheat, quinoa, all the seeds, hazelnut, dried fruit and chocolate chips in a bowl.
- Sift cocoa, cinnamon, ginger powder and salt on the mixture, stir well.
- Mix applesauce, molasses, honey and egg white. Add to the mixture. Blend well, it should be sticky. Let it rest for 15 min.
- Spread 1/4 in (1/2 cm) thick on a parchment lined tray, pack tightly. Cook in a preheated 300°F (150°C) oven for 30 min. Take out of the oven, cut into squares. Put back in the oven and cook for 25-30 min more.
- It'll keep for a month in air-tight container.
- 1 çbk = 1 çorba kaşığı = 1 table spoon = 15 ml
- 1 tsp = 1 tatlı kaşığı = 1 tea spoon = 5 ml
- 1 cup ~ 1 su bardağı = 1 cup = 240 ml
- measurements
- ps: Can just use 2 1/4 cups oatmeal instead of buckwheat, quinoa and oatmeal combo.
- ps: Can pick and choose the seed mix according to your taste as long as the total is 2/3 cup.
- ps: Can use any kind or mix of nut instead of hazelnut.
- ps: Can pick and choose the dried fruit mix according to your taste as long as the total is 1/3 cup.
- ps: Can adjust the quantity of molasses & honey according to your taste.
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