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                 Granola Bars

Posted on 26th November, 2009/comments

Baking Bites : Granolas

                          

                  Gaga over Granolas

Granola bars fit in the category of any-time snack. Nutritious, handy and longer shelf-life make this an excellent choice for kids & adults as well.

Granola bars are the sophisticated and much improvised version of our good old "chikkies". Times when chocolates & cookies were not so famous in small towns, chikkies were the only healthy option for kids.

I still reminisce the sweet aroma of melting jaggary and the nutty flavours of roasted peanuts from the kitchen of my grandmaa.

Many variations & versions of granolas are there to adopt, one such simple recipe which I follow goes like this ;

Ingredients :

• Oats 3 cups
• rice crispy (pori) 1 cup
• Brown sugar 1/4 cup
• 1/4 cup of olive/vegetable oil
• 1/4 cup honey
• 1 tsp. cinnammon
• 1 cup raisins
• 1/4 cup almond slivers
• vanilla 1 tsp.

Method : Boil sugar, oil and honey in a thick-bottom pan over medium heat, till the sugar melts. Put off the flame and add vanilla & cinnammon in it. Roast the oats in a dry pan for 5 minutes stirring continuosly and mix with rice crispy. Pour the liquid mix over the oats and rice crispy and spread the mixture in a shallow pan or a baking tray. Bake it for 15-20 minutes at 350 degrees, stirring ocassionally. Add the raisins at the last to avoid burning. Press the mix firmly with the back of a ladle. Let it cool before cutting in squares or bars.

Go gaga over granolas and enjoy a healthy-snack anytime, anywhere !

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