Chunky Crunchy Granola

I've never tried to make granola before, but found this recipe in my Seasonal cooking guide and it looked like it would be pretty easy to make and tasty too. This recipe tastes really good in the morning with some cold milk and I've also eaten it over yogurt. It really is a crunchy, filing cereal.

Chunky Crunchy Granola From Simply in Season
3 cups rolled oats
1 cup whole wheat flour
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp ground ginger
1/4 cup oil
1/4 cup honey
1/4 cup milk
1 1/2 cups raisins, other dried fruit or nuts (optional-I used golden raisins, dried cranberries and a mixture of walnuts and pecans)

Mix the first 6 ingredients together in a large bowl. Make a well in the center. Pour the remaining ingredients into the well. Mix thoroughly, making sure all loose flour has been incorporated (add another tablespoon of milk if necessary). Spread in a 9x13 pan and bake in preheated oven at 300 degrees, stirring every 10 minutes, until light brown, 50-60 minutes. Store in airtight container up to a week; also freezes well.

Oatmeal Muffins

Another yummy breakfast muffin. I made 2 batches of these muffins and added chocolate chips to one and chopped cranberries to the other. They turned out really good and I put about a dozen in the freezer. So, in the morning, for breakfast, I just grab a couple, pop them in the microwave for about 35-40 seconds and breakfast is served!

Oatmeal Muffins From Better Homes and Gardens New Cookbook
1 3/4 cup flour
1/3 cup sugar
2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1 egg, beaten
3/4 cup milk
1/4 cup cooking oil
1 cup mini chocolate chips or 1 cup coarsely chopped cranberries mixed with 2 T additional sugar, optional

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Grease 12 muffin cups or line with paper bake cups; set aside. In a medium bowl combine flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Make a well in the center of flour mixture; set aside.

In another bowl combine egg, milk, and oil. Add egg mixture all at once to the flour mixture. Stir just until moistened (batter will be lumpy). Add chocolate chips or cranberries.

Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups, filling each 2/3 full. Bake for 18 to 20 minutes or until golden and a wooden toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in muffin cups on a wire rack for 5 minutes. Serve warm.

Oatmeal Waffles

I love the waffle maker that I got for Christmas. There are so many great waffle recipes and they're quick to make. This recipe I got from momadvice.com. She has a lot of really good and frugal recipes.

2 cups quick oats
1/2 cup flour
1 tsp salt
1 1/2 cups milk
1 T baking powder
1 beaten egg
1 T molasses
2 T corn or olive oil
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp cinnamon
1/8 cup sugar

Mix all ingredients together until there are no lumps. Pour into well greased waffle iron. Cook 4 minutes and enjoy!