super power granola: apple-currant-ginger whole grain granola

This granola recipe combines lots of seeds, grains, nuts...and lots of crunch. Granola is great because of its endless variations.

dry ingredients
2 cups whole rolled oats (not quick oats)
1 cup steel-cut oats
2 T quinoa (red, black, or white)
2 T amaranth
2 T buckwheat groats
1 cup sliced almonds
2 T sunflower seeds
1 tsp salt
dash of cinnamon
1/2 cup unsweetened coconut (large flakes if you can find them)

wet ingredients (combine in saucepan on stove)
1/2 cup honey
1/2 cup maple syrup
1/4 cup canola oil
1/4 cup water
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp grated fresh ginger

dried fruit
3/4 cup currants
1/2 cup dried apple, chopped
or: cranberries, raisins, apricots

Mix dry ingredients. Combine wet ingredients on stovetop. Mix. Bake at 325 degrees on a baking sheet lined with parchment, or silpat mat. Mix and turn every 10 minutes. Will be done around 20-30. Let cool completely before adding dried fruit and storing.