Crunchy Granola (Alison Pantry)

3 cups rolled or old-fashioned oats
1/2 cup wheat germ
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 cup water
1 cup Turkish Apricots
3/4 cup Sliced Almonds
1/2 cup ground flaxseed
pinch salt
1/4 cup canola oil
2 tsp Sweet Vanilla Powder

Preheat oven to 300. In a large bowl, combine the oats, almonds, wheat germ, flaxseed, cinnamon and salt. In a small pot, heat the honey, oil, water and vanilla over medium heat, whisking and cooking just enough to combine it well, about 1 minute. Drizzle half of the honey mixture over the dry ingredients and mix well. Add the remaining half and mix until thoroughly combined. Arrange the granola over 2 baking sheets in an even layer. Bake for 30 minutes, stirring every 10 minutes. Allow to cool. Add apricots. Store in an airtight container at room temperature.

Makes 5 1/2 cups or 11 half-cup servings.