Mr. Hawthorne has been jonesin' for
some homemade granola bars
so yesterday he challenged me to
granola bar throwdown.
This was his inspiration.
As you may recall,
Mr. Hawthorne is not much for a mise en place.
And he gets frustrated when I tell him
to wait so I can get a picture
and as soon as I go to snap it
he usually moves a hand
so all I get is a blurred picture
of the back of his hand.
I'll try my best to document Mr. Hawthorne's efforts
but remember, he doesn't allow do-overs.
He crushed a handful of cashews and peanuts.
Now I just noticed something in this picture
I didn't see when I was shooting it.
I believe Mr. Hawthorne's frustration
with me is showing.
A handful of raisins,
which he's scissoring into the mix.
He kept pinching his hand with the scissors.
And it only took him 10 minutes to
get into the raisin carton.
Possibly 1 1/2 cups of oatmeal.
Apparently, Mr. Hawthorne is of the
"measurements are for sissies" school.
He spread his mixture onto
the toaster oven tray.
No spoons or mixing utensils,
save for his hands,
were used.
Rosie's ingredients:
2 cups oatmeal
1 cup almonds
1 cup coconut
2/3 cup honey
1/2 cup dried cranberries
1/2 cup dried cherries
1/2 cup raisins
pinch of salt
First I spread the oatmeal, coconut, and almonds
on a baking sheet and browned it in a 350 degree oven.
Here's my 1 1/2 cups of dried fruits,
2/3 cups of honey,
the vanilla,
and I decided to use 1/4 cup of brown sugar
and 4 TB of melted butter.
Oh that looks so delicious. What a great snack!
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