CUSTOMIZABLE GRANOLA

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Provided by Martha Stewart

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 1/4 cups nuts, such as almonds, pistachios, walnuts, etc., coarsely chopped
6 cups old-fashioned oats
1/4 cup seeds, such as sunflower, pepitas, etc.
1/3 cup flaxseed meal, wheat germ, or a mixture of the two
3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3 large egg whites
3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
3/4 cup sweetener, such as honey, agave syrup, or molasses
1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil
1 cup dried fruit, such as sour cherries, cranberries, currants, raisins, apricots, figs, or pineapple, coarsely chopped

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Combine the oats, nuts, seeds,flax and/or wheat germ, andcinnamon in a large bowl. In anotherbowl, whisk the egg whites and thesalt until frothy. Whisk in thesweetener and the olive oil. Add wetingredients to dry ingredients, andstir until the oats are evenly coated.
Transfer mixture to two rimmed baking sheets and spread flat.
Bake for 20 minutes, then gently flip with a spatula, moving granola from the outer edges to the center of the sheet. Continue to cook until golden, about 10 minutes more. (If the granola starts to brown too much at the edges, gently stir those parts into the middle.)
Cool completely on pan, then transfer to a bowl and gently stir in the dried fruit. Finished batches can be frozen in an airtight container for up to three months.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 190 g, Fat 8 g