Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Edmonds Toasted Muesli

¼ cup oil
¼ cup brown sugar
¼ cup honey
3 cups rolled oats
½ cup coconut
½ cup EDMONDS Wheat Bran
½ cup EDMONDS Wheat Germ
½ cup sesame seeds
½ cup sunflower/pumpkin seeds
½ cup chopped nuts
1 cup dried fruit

1. Preheat oven to 150°C
2. Put oil, sugar and honey into a saucepan. Heat until sugar dissolves.
3. In a bowl, combine rolled oats, coconut, wheat germ, wheat bran, seeds and chopped nuts.
4. Pour oil mixture over the dry ingredients and mix thoroughly.
5. Tip into a large roasting dish. Bake 30-40 mins of until lightly browned, stirring occasionally.
6. Leave to cool before adding dried fruit. Makes about 6 cups.

I forgot that I was supposed to follow the recipe to the “t’ so to speak.
I used canola oil as I only had that or olive oil and wasn’t keen to use the stronger flavour of olive oil.
For this recipe I melted the oil, sugar and honey in a jug in the microwave for about a minute stirring it twice.
I combined all the other ingredients except the dried fruit in a roasting dish and then poured the liquids over the mix and stirred it thoroughly.
I wasn’t sure how much sunflower and pumpkin seeds to put in so I used about 1/3 cup of each.
I ended up roasting the muesli for 40 mins stirring it three times during cooking.
I used sultanas and chopped apricots for my mixed fruit.

This has a nice nutty flavour and is one I will make again.