Granola Bars

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its all i ever use...
if you feel like watching my video on the differences of salts.
have a great day, and good luck
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rKmHt_4wt4

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I don't cook often, but this recipe was a breeze. By my estimations, the total cost was just over 35 cents per bar, granted you already have vanilla, butter, and salt.

After mixing all the ingredients listed and putting them, I used a metal spatula accompanied by my fist on the pre-baked goods to press them into the 9x9 pan. I also did this in the post-oven stage before allowing them to cool, leaving them nice and dense when they got to the chop shop. This made removing them a little more difficult, I'd imagine, but I manged. Maybe I'll line the pan with tin foil next time. Try to remove the whole 9x9 slab of substance before cutting it into squares. Also, don't over-bake them, they'll turn out too burnt in taste as some of mine did. 25 minutes in the oven is plenty.
Here's the video version of this recipe from the Good Eats TV show, season 9, episode 5 pt. 1. It helped a lot:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHBi-wq_c3E.

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This is easy and excellent. Absolutely fantastic. I used apricots, dried cranberries and cherries.
To get it out of the pan easier, I used a metal 9X9 pan, lined it with aluminum foil and sprayed the foil with nonstick spray. When the bars are ready, leave in the pan to cool or lift them to cool. Just be careful when lifting if you are removing them directly after baking.
Let them cool all the way, no cheating! before cutting with a good sharp knife and they won't crumble.

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Does anyone know what koshur salt is, and why we should choose it over regular salt???

Anyway, about the granola. The dry ingredients got a little charred while toasting, and it ended up as cereal instead of bars, but I think it was good anyway. I'm sure it will be better next time.

Next time I'm gonna add a little coconut. I think that would be good. I'm thinking it probly shouldn't be toasted. I'll have to check into that.

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This recipe is fantastic! I can't wait to try it with different combination. HEADS UP ON THE WHEAT GERM: If you can only find 'toasted' wheat germ at your local grocery store then don't toast it with the oats and almonds and all that. You'll only get little burned bits. Other than that, awesome recipe!

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Absolutely fantastic granola bars. These are everything you love about granola bars without the store bought aftertaste, stickiness, and artificial preservatives. I used shelled sunflower seeds (the kind for topping salads to give it a bit of saltiness. I'm just not a fan of the shells. For the fruit I used apricots, blueberries, cherries and cranberries. I found though that in one batch its not necessary to have this much variety, just two fruits is probably enough.

The trick to keeping these from crumbling is to REALLY tamp it down before cooking (I used my husband's muscles and wait for it to cool before removing and cutting. I also used a sharp kitchen cleaver to cut them for evenness. They made perfect squares and they stay together just fine.

Next I might try some of these suggestions for chocolate chips or make a chocolate drizzle to top these with after removing them from the oven. Does anyone have ideas to incorporate peanut butter as a variation? Maybe a couple spoonfuls in the honey mixture?

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Per Serving-
Calories: 193
Carbohydrates: 30.52g
Protein: 4.5g
Fat: 6.8g
Fiber: 3.66g
Sodium: 61.28mg

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Ok all you experts out there. I have been making a family heirloom recipe for years but want to try this recipe. My boys dont like dried fruit so I will have to add the choc chips. Can anyone respond and let me know your suggestion to delete fruit and add chocolate? We can also eat peanut butter. Thanks!

Hopefull in NJ

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Granted I didn't make the original recipe (half old fashioned oats, half steel cut, no sunflower seeds or nuts substituted Apple Cinnamon Cheerios and Multi-Grain Cheerios, milled flax seed instead of wheat germ, half honey, half agave syrup, light brown instead of dark brown sugar but the goal was to make a granola bar that my son (who is allergic to nuts could have. Both my kids LOVED the flavor (I made with mostly golden raisins and dried apples. After reading everyone's comments about cutting, I chose to mold them as soon as they were cool enough to handle. First a pre-cut with a Pam sprayed pizza wheel. then the metal spatula to formally separate, last a molding by yours truly. I had about one bar worth that crumbled out of a double batch recipe. Not bad all said and done! Will certainly make again with variety of cereals and fruits. I like the steel cut oats in the mix too. I'm sure I will spend just as much on ingredients as store bought, but I know how healthy and fresh mine are. I might make my own dried fruit to avoid nasty preservatives.

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I didn't make it as bars but as straight granola (used a 9 x 13 glass pan and cut the baking time to 15 minutes. Next time I cut back on the honey to 1/3 cup. It IS SO good. I added chocolate chips as I pressed it in the pan. A bit of a challenge but added a nice touch. I didn't do the wheat germ (I'm GFCF but come out great. You can add and remove whatever extras you want. A definite keeper. Thx Alton.