Granola!

This recipe proves it: I'm the laziest potchkyer of them all.


(yields about 4 cups granola)

Ingredients:

3 cups rolled oats
1 cup assorted nuts (I used walnuts and sliced almonds, but you could use any of your favorites), chopped
1/2 cup sweetened coconut (optional, but if you omit it you may want to add a bit more of granulated sugar to your honey/butter mixture)
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 stick butter
3 tbs. or so honey (just eye-ball it, don't bother making a mess!)
3 tbs. granulated sugar

1) Mix oats, nuts, coconut, brown sugar, and salt together in a large bowl.

2) Melt butter in a small saucepan and add honey and granulated sugar.

3) Pour the hot butter mixture over your oats/nuts and mix with a spatula until combined.

4) Turn out onto a sheet tray lined with parchment paper or a silpat (if you just try using non-stick spray, as I did one time, then you will definitely be potchkying with clean-up!), and bake at 300 for about 20-25 minutes. About halfway through, take a spatula and mix the granola around. Watch it carefully, because it can burn! I've found that the coconut is a good indicator of doneness; once it has toasted, it's likely that the granola is ready to come out of the oven.

As I said before, this is hardly a potchke! It's infinitely customizable and is a satisfying salty/sweet snack, particularly on top of some Greek yogurt. Make it on a lazy morning when it's raining outside and you don't feel like leaving the house.