I was feeling a little uninspired today, but really not feeling like Econ, so I wanted to make something to distract myself a little. Since I already had exactly the required ingredients for granola from my Oatmeal Chocolatchip Cookies I decided go for it. I've wanted to learn how to make granola for quite some time now, but for some reason it always seemed pretty intimidating, and I just never really got around to it. Well, today was the day. I found a random recipe on The Amateur Gourmet, and started measuring and mixing. It started out okay... but let me just tell you beforehand, it ended up being kindof a fail.
Back to the beginning... I substituted coconut shavings for some of the sugar, because I didn't want it to be too unhealthy. I think even still though, that I put too much sugar/sweetener in general, because the final product was a little too sweet and artificial for my liking. Note to self: Most people have more acute taste buds than me. I think mine are pretty bland, and so don't put as much sugar/flavoring as the recipe calls for.
I layed it out my mixture on the tray just as the recipe told me to, and began baking it in the oven. But I didn't take into account the fact that I was only baking half a batch (I didn't want to waste too much ingredients, just in case it turned out to be bad. Funny how my precautions helped make it turn out bad...), and therefore shouldn't leave it in for the full amount of time listed. Even as my granola kept getting browner and blacker, I was trying to follow the recipe to a t. (I guess my experience with the falafel yesterday scarred me and made me want to do everything I didn't do for my not-so-yummy chickpea fritter) Anyway, needless to say, about 85% of my oats ended up blackening, and my overall final product being burned. Still edible, but overly sweet and charred granola was definitely not the taste that I was going for. Better luck next time.
Mid-stage of baking. Still looks good to this point, but the oats are already blackening on the edge. |
Final product. Poor thing.. I left it in there too long. :'( |
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