Granola- good for the soul

Hey everyone!  This was a great snack this week.  We took a recipe from Taste of Home Cooking School and revised it a little for our tastes.   We gobbled it up fairly quickly and the girls are begging for more already.  I think this is a good recipe to change up for your particular tastes.  We love the Craisins and added more to ours along with nectarines, apricots, apples and prunes.

Fruit 'N' Nut Granola

4 cups old fashioned oats
1 cup nonfat dry milk powder
1 cup dried mixed fruit  (we used a little more)
1/2 cup chopped walnuts (we used sliced almonds)
1/4 cup toasted wheat germ
3 teaspoons ground cinnamon

Combine all of the above ingredients in a large bowl.

3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup water
1/2 cup canola oil
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup raisins

In a saucepan over medium heat, bring brown sugar and water to a boil.  Remove from the heat, stir in oil and vanilla until mixed.  Pour over oat mixture and toss to coat.  Pour into a 15 inch x 10 inch baking pan.

Bake at 275 degrees for 1 1/2 hours.  Stir in raisins.  Cool stirring occasionally

Here's Jamie's review of it:
It was a very good snack for school. My favorite was the craisins.  Do you like dried cranberries?  I hope you like the recipe . Do you like the cold weather?  I don't.  Tonight we are cooking a wild hog leg.  I hope its good.