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<item>
  <id>12267</id>
  <title>the BEST Granola.  Ever.</title>
  <total_time>20 minutes</total_time>
  <active_time>5 minutes</active_time>
  <serves>about 4-5 cups of granola</serves>
  <published_at>Wed Jul 30 17:15:21 -0700 2008</published_at>
  <updated_at>Wed Jul 30 17:15:21 -0700 2008</updated_at>
  <difficulty>Easy</difficulty>
  <cuisine></cuisine>
  <type>User</type>
  <link>http://www.chow.com/recipes/12267</link>
  <pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:15:21 GMT</pubDate>
  <short_description></short_description>
  <long_description></long_description>
  <introduction>
    <![CDATA[<p>I love yogurt, granola and fresh fruit&#8211;as breakfast, snack or anytime.  Being frustrated with the high fat (and who knows what ingredients) in store-bought granolas, I blended elements of several recipes and came up with this fast, easy and most importantly, delicious homemmade granola.  Enjoy!</p>]]>
  </introduction>
  <instructions>
    <![CDATA[<ol>
	<li>Preheat oven to 325C.</li>
		<li>Mix dry ingredients.  Set aside.</li>
		<li>In a small saucepan, melt honey, butter, brown sugar over low heat.</li>
		<li>When melted, toss with dry ingredients.</li>
		<li>Lay out on baking pan; bake for 15 minutes (or a bit longer if you like it drier and crunchier)</li>
		<li>Let cool.  As it cools, mix in chopped dried fruit.</li>
		<li>Stores for 2 weeks in airtight container.</li>
	</ol>]]>
  </instructions>
  <img>http://www.chow.com</img>
  <author>juneplum</author>
  <category>
    <id>52</id>
    <name>Snack</name>
  </category>
  <ingredients>
    <ingredient>
      <ingredient_id></ingredient_id>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[<p>3 cups rolled oats</p>]]>
      </description>
    </ingredient>
    <ingredient>
      <ingredient_id></ingredient_id>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[<p>3/4 cups sliced almonds</p>]]>
      </description>
    </ingredient>
    <ingredient>
      <ingredient_id></ingredient_id>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[<p>1/2-1 cup shredded coconut</p>]]>
      </description>
    </ingredient>
    <ingredient>
      <ingredient_id></ingredient_id>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[<p>1/3-1/2 cup unsalted sunflower seeds</p>]]>
      </description>
    </ingredient>
    <ingredient>
      <ingredient_id></ingredient_id>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[<p>1/2 cup wheat germ</p>]]>
      </description>
    </ingredient>
    <ingredient>
      <ingredient_id></ingredient_id>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[<p>1/2 cup milled/ground flax seed</p>]]>
      </description>
    </ingredient>
    <ingredient>
      <ingredient_id></ingredient_id>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[<p>1 cup mixed dried fruit (I highly suggest dried cherries and dried mango)</p>]]>
      </description>
    </ingredient>
    <ingredient>
      <ingredient_id></ingredient_id>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[<p>1/2 tsp salt</p>]]>
      </description>
    </ingredient>
    <ingredient>
      <ingredient_id></ingredient_id>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[<p>7 tbsp honey</p>]]>
      </description>
    </ingredient>
    <ingredient>
      <ingredient_id></ingredient_id>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[<p>3 tsp brown (or demara) sugar</p>]]>
      </description>
    </ingredient>
    <ingredient>
      <ingredient_id></ingredient_id>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[<p>1/4 cup unsalted butter</p>]]>
      </description>
    </ingredient>
  </ingredients>
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    <tag>
      <id>384</id>
      <name>easy</name>
    </tag>
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      <id>8646</id>
      <name>granola</name>
    </tag>
    <tag>
      <id>21155</id>
      <name>dried cherries</name>
    </tag>
    <tag>
      <id>3195</id>
      <name>dried fruit</name>
    </tag>
    <tag>
      <id>2330</id>
      <name>oats</name>
    </tag>
  </tags>
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