CEiMB - Nutty Granola!!
Any Neil Diamond fans out there? I've never liked him myself, mainly because of that stupid song he sang about Cracklin Rosie. Yikes. But he did a song called "Crunchy Granola Suite."Let me hear that, let me near that
Crunchy granola Let me hear that,
let me near that Crunchy granola suite
Drop your shrink, and stop your drinkin’
Crunchy granola’s neat
Sing it out
Alright Da da da daDa da da da daDee dee dee doDeedle-ee dum dum
I’ll have a double please
This week for my CEiMB group, we made granola. I have never been a granola fan. It is mostly too sweet for my tastes. I would go so far as to say I hate granola bars and cereal of any kind. I did love the granola grabber cookies we made in our TWD group. Anyway, I made this home-made granola last week and I have to say that we have not been able to keep our hands out of the huge baggie of granola. I have been eating it every morning for breakfast with yogurt, but also as a snack when I get home from work. I can't seem to get enough of it! I keeping telling myself it is healthy and not big in calories.
I used sliced almonds, pecans, whole cashews, and sunflower seeds as the nuts in it. I added some golden raisens and dried tart cherries to give it some flavor.
I also have to share with you all about my shopping excursion the other day. First to Target to buy a candy thermometer - cost was $10.00. Man is that sucker big. But it worked great on my frosting for TWD.
Then I headed to T.J. Maxx. I always love to look in their cookware section to see if they have any good bargains. I got myself a couple of new playtoys for the kitchen. One was a pan I could easily use for Kugelhopf. It only cost $6.99. Of course, now that I actually have a Kugelhopf pan, I'll probably never make Kugelhopf, right? I also bought a tiny canister for $3.99 but I am not sure what I will store in that. Those purchases just felt really good! I love bargains.
Thanks Leslie at Lethally Delicious for choosing this recipe. It made me think outside the box and prepare something I never would have thought about cooking for myself.
Comments
And that kugelhopf pan is to die for. I loved the recipe, and want to use it again just to make more french toast and bread pudding out of it. So good!
Next, I swear I've bought half my kitchenware at Marshalls, TJ Maxx, or Homegoods. Such great deals. LOVE that kugelhopf pan!!!
I just made kugelhopf this past weekend, and have several other recipes to try, including one by Peter Reinhard and one from David Lebovitz's site that looks really good.
Finally, all the reading I've done about kugelhopf says that it's better the second day, or that people like it dry so they can toast it, or it can be easily frozen, etc., That eliminated a lot of the craziness of Dorie's recipe which indicated that it needs to be eaten asap or never. Plus, we enjoyed Dorie's originally for several days...
Nancy
And I went to Marshall's on Sunday and found a Cuisinart stainless steel saute pan for $10.00!! With a lid! The cashier looked at me with a cocked eyebrow and double checked the price. I was so thrilled! Anyway, glad you guys liked the granola!
Sara/Imafoodblog
Love homemade granola, I make it every couple of weeks. Congrats on developing a love for your own homemade granola, now you can play with the recipe.
Your granola song will be dancing in my mind all day! Love it! I love cashews and plan to use them next time. Your granola looks so good! I'm glad it turned you into a granola liker. Thanks for cooking with me this week.
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