Mom's Granola

INGREDIENTS:

• 3 cups old fashioned rolled oats
• 2 cups slivered almonds (OR 1 cup cashews and 1 cup slivered almonds)
• 3/4 cup shredded coconut
• 1/4 cup oil
• 1/4 plus 2 T dark brown sugar
• 1/4 cup pure maple syrup
• 1/2 t salt (optional)
• 1/2 cup ground flax seed (optional)

DIRECTIONS:

Mix together old fashioned rolled oats, slivered almonds and shredded coconut.

Add oil, dark brown sugar, pure maple syrup and optional ingredients.

Place on a cookie sheet.

Bake at 400 degrees turning over after the first 10 minutes then every 5 minutes or less until all the morsels are golden brown.  

Let cool.