Homemade Granola

I love granola!!!  Maybe it's the hippiness that has been instilled in me or maybe it's just the taste and the fact that it's good for me, I don't know...but it is a staple in my diet!  My family and I eat granola a LOT...whether it be as cereal, as a snack, as a topping on our favorite yogurt or just mixed in with some fresh fruit...we consume large quantities!  It's also a great snack for parents and children alike who are on the go and need something quick and easy to eat!  I have found a great recipe that is fairly easy to make and tastes really good and allows me to have control of what goes in the granola that we eat!

Ingredients:
raw oats
ground flaxseed
ground wheat bran
(I also use ground hemp seed, but it is optional)
raw seeds (pumpkin, sunflower, sesame...whatever you have on hand)
slivered or sliced almonds, pecans or walnuts (this is optional and your choice as to which you want)
1/2 cup canola oil (this is what the recipe calls for, but I opt to use safflower oil)
1/2 cup peanut butter
splash of water
1/4 cup honey
1 tablespoon cinnamon
dried fruit (your choice....cherries, raisins, figs, blueberries, cranberries, etc.)

Directions:
Preheat oven to 325.
Spread raw oats onto one or two baking sheets/roasting pans.  I don't measure the amount that I use...just use enough to cover the bottom of the pan.  Then add plenty of flax seed, wheat bran, seeds and nuts.  (again, I don't measure these things, so I just add a generous portion of each...a little more of the thing I like...or just use what I have of any of these things)
Then mix together the oil, peanut butter, water, honey and cinnamon in a glass measure cup/bowl and microwave for approximately 1 minute...just to melt the honey and peanut butter a litte to make for an easier way to mix. 
Then stir the mixture into the dry ingredient on the baking sheet.
Bake at 325 for 20-30 minutes or so, stirring once or twice. 
Remove when toasted to a light brown.
When the granola is cooled, add the dried fruit.

*Note, I make a large quantity of this when I do make it and just divide it up into freezer bags for easy storage and and easy way to just grab on the go.  If you do freeze any, be sure that it is cooled completely before bagging it for the freezer.