Childhood Sweetheart Granola

The mother of my very first playmate, Geoff, passed this recipe to my mother, and I was raised on this hearty breakfast. We kindly hold the powdered milk, however, and top it with fresh yoghurt. (Really, mom… powdered milk?)
The granola is awesome and is another one of those begging to be played with recipes that I love so well. I have finally learned to throw things together without a recipe, as my mother, grandmother and aunts all did… I guess I am getting old.

Ingredients:

• 5 cups oats
• 1 cup nuts
• 1 cup sesame seeds
• 1 cup sunflower seeds
• 1 cup coconut
• 1 cup soy flour
• 1 cup non-instant powdered milk
• 1 cup wheat germ
• 1 cup raw honey
• 1 cup oil

Mix together. Bake at 300 degrees for one hour. Stir several times. Feel free to substitute any ingredient you do not have on hand – use whole wheat flour, if you do not have soy flour, try subbing in raisins, dried fruit, maple syrup and other grains. I usually multiply this recipe by five or six and freeze it in buckets.