Ingredients:

• 40 cups rolled oats
• 40 cups barley flakes
• 10 cups almonds
• 10 cups shredded coconut
• 5 cups sunflower seeds
• 2 cups sesame seeds
• 6 cups olive oil (optional)
• 5 cups maple syrop, molasses or dark agave nectar
• ½ cup vanilla
• 10 cups raisins or chopped apples
• 1 tbsp salt (optional)

Alternatives:

• wheat flakes
• rye flakes

Equipment:

• Large mixing bowl
• Medium saucepan
• Several flat baking trays

Preheat oven to 300F (150C). Mix dry ingredients together in a large bowl. In a saucepan, heat oil if using it, maple syrop and vanilla only until warm enough to soak into the dry ingredients. Pour this mixture over the dry ingredients and mix thoroughly, then spread into several flat baking trays. The layer of granola should be no more than 1-inch thick. Toast in a 300F oven for 15-20 minutes, stirring every few minutes. Granola is done when golden brown. Mix in raisins at this point. When cool, serve granola with soy milk or fruit juice and sliced fresh fruit.