Recipes from Aunt Flora -- Peggy's Granola

Another girls' weekend. Another potluck menu to plan. As ever, I was delighted to contribute my fair share of baked goods for our breakfasts. In addition to plans to bring pumpkin bread, apple bread, and a orange-flavored/raisin/nut breakfast bar, I looked at the menu to see what we possibly could be missing. Our 'party coordinator' said that there would be fresh fruit and juices for breakfasts as well. When I think fresh fruit, I also think yogurt and granola.

Coincidentally, I had the makings of a granola in my pantry, and was waiting to try yet another family recipe, and so...

Voila.

Enjoy this, while I enjoy my granola and other breakfast treats on a beach in New Jersey!

Peggy's Quaker Granola

2 1/2 cups regular oats
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup nuts, and/or sunflower or other seeds
1/4 cup bran or wheat germ
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/3 cup honey
1/3 cup melted margarine (about 5 1/3 tablespoons)
1/2 cup raisins

Mix all well except raisins. (I mixed the dry ingredients together first, stirring well to break up the clumps of brown sugar, and I added a handful or more of extra assorted nuts. Then I added the wet ingredients and mixed well.) Bake at 325 degrees for 20-25 minutes. (I stirred after 15 minutes, and then baked about another 15 minutes.) Then add raisins (and some craisins), (mix well) and let cool.