Recipe Friday

Homemade Granola Bars

2 cups rolled oats

3/4 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup flax seed

1 cup flour

3/4 cup choc chips

1 tsp salt

1 tsp cinnamon

1/2 cup honey

1/2 cup canola oil

1 egg, beaten

2 tsp vanilla

Mix dry ingredients together-(i mixed mine with my mixer), make a well, put in all wet ingredients and then mix all together.  Place in greased 9x13 pan, pat down evenly and bake at 350 for 18-22 mins.  Let cool and cut to desired size.

I have been looking for a granola bar recipe for awhile now...my boys LOVE choc chip granola bars and I HATE buying them.  So.  I proceeded to find a recipe that would suit my family.  I feel good, first recipe I tried was a HIT!  These are so easy to make and they are delicious.  The original recipe called for 1/2 cup wheat germ which I did not have so I decided to try flax seed(new ingredient for me) and I liked it...alot.  I also had vegetable oil, not canola. 

These are going to be great to cook up and take to the lake for snacks.  Or for anytime.  I seem to have a couple of boys that are boTTomLeSs PitS and constantly GraZiNg. 

I have MANY pics to share, my folks are cutting wheat and we are in MAJOR destruction/construction right now at my house.  Oh Boy.  Going to be good...eventually, but not so fun to live in right now...and it's 95 degrees and we can't use the attic fan or A/C ;) 

More later, have a wonderful Memorial Weekend!