Granola

[Mother Natures Son]

I'm making maple syrup (the real stuff that comes from Maple Suger Trees) granola in the dehydrater right now. The entire house smells like...well, maple syrup. I'm told you can also use the dehydrater to make yogurt as well. Has anyone tried that and if so, how did it turn out?

[JaxAJ]

It doesn't rehydrate well unless you add a thickener, like xanath gum. And even then, it wont have the live cultures that regular yogurt does. Great for adding to oatmeal, curry, rice, etc.

[Pedaling Fool]

When I dehydrate stuff I eat at home I always add good stuff to make it taste good, but I've found that it's best to not make delicious stuff for a hike...makes it really hard to ration. An example are tomatoes, I marinade them for home use and they're so good I usually end up just eatin' them all right out of the bag (w/o mixing them in anything), but for trail use I just dehydrate plain tomatoes and throw in my evening stew.

[Doc Mike]

What is your granola recipe? Would you mind sharing it?

Doc Mike

[innermountain]

I second that request - would LOVE to have your granola recipe!!!

[JaxAJ]

google "Alton Brown Granola" for a really good maple granola--my kids will eat a whole batch before it cools all the way.

[Grinder]

are you talking about making yogurt OR dehydrating yogurt that has already been made or bought??

Yogurt is easy to make. I use the oven with the light turned on.
If you used a dehydrator, you have to keep the temperature below that which kills the organisms/ (1xx degrees F) (I think 105)

I make skim yogurt with milk powder at double strength,warm water, and add one tablespoon of live yogurt. I let it sit in oven with light on overnight.

I can't imagine dried yogurt that could be reconstituted by "adding water"

[Wise Old Owl]

Ingredients

• 3 cups rolled oats
• 1 cup slivered almonds
• 1 cup cashews
• 3/4 cup shredded sweet coconut
• 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons dark brown sugar
• 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons maple syrup
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup raisins

Directions

Preheat oven to 250 degrees F.
In a large bowl, combine the oats, nuts, coconut, and brown sugar.
In a separate bowl, combine maple syrup, oil, and salt. Combine both mixtures and pour onto 2 sheet pans. Cook for 1 hour and 15 minutes, stirring every 15 minutes to achieve an even color.
Remove from oven and transfer into a large bowl. Add raisins and mix until evenly distributed.



Dehydrators are cooler so increase the time several hours.

[Mother Natures Son]

The recipe for Maple Granola comes from King Arthur Flour, Whole Grain Baking. This is great breakfast for the trail! Here is the basic recipe

7c rolled oats
1c flaked coconuts
1c wheat germ or chopped nuts
1c real maple syrup
1/4c olive oil
1c raisins
1tab vanilla extract
Mix together everthing but raisins and put into dehyrator over night. When cool, mix raisins and enjoy.

[max patch]

google "Alton Brown Granola" for a really good maple granola--my kids will eat a whole batch before it cools all the way.

At the bottom of AB's receipe was a link to one from Rachael Ray. It actually sounds better...