tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post856918742357825223..comments2024-03-28T18:58:47.880-07:00Comments on creative savv: Truly Scrumptious (“as a Cherry Peach Parfait") Fruity GranolaLilihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13292553654219380455noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-77107896489922510772021-02-24T11:39:09.100-08:002021-02-24T11:39:09.100-08:00Hi Live and Learn,
I'm glad your granola turne...Hi Live and Learn,<br />I'm glad your granola turned out well. And thank you to you -- you gave me an idea for using the last of a can of cranberry sauce and a half jar of orange marmalade that has been lingering in the fridge!<br />Your granola sound very fancy!! Wine, dried pears and all. Yum! You know, if you find yourself with more of the fancy jelly/marmalade and dried fruit, next Christmas, you could make gourmet granola as gifts. Just a suggestion.Lilihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13292553654219380455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-74947736308996079762021-02-24T04:12:13.911-08:002021-02-24T04:12:13.911-08:00I did make the granola and it turned out well. I u...I did make the granola and it turned out well. I used orange-cranberry marmalade and some orange-cranberry jelly (that interesting enough had an ingredient list of wine, sugar, and pectin) along with raisins and dried pears from our tree last summer and almonds. I left out the almond extract because I don't like it, but the flavor didn't suffer. My son liked it better than other granola he's had because it wasn't as sweet. And as Kris said, it's not as fatty as some granola. I liked the crunch.<br />Live and Learnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13493777474885053903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-62419202602865154792021-02-23T13:19:56.593-08:002021-02-23T13:19:56.593-08:00Hi Kris,
the song has been in my head for a few da...Hi Kris,<br />the song has been in my head for a few days!<br />You know, I'm not sure why some of the earlier recipes for granola had so much extra fat in them. Some recipes call for 1/2 cup of oil for 5 cups of oats. That just sounds like a lot of oil, and I'm not sure what that amount will do for the granola.<br /><br />I'm so glad you like that bread recipe. It's great for practically last-minute yeast bread with little hands-on work.<br />Have a great afternoon and evening, Kris!Lilihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13292553654219380455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-2361819699923551012021-02-23T11:05:22.466-08:002021-02-23T11:05:22.466-08:00Now I'll have the Truly Scrumptious song going...Now I'll have the Truly Scrumptious song going through my head all day long. :)<br /><br />One of the things that tends to turn me off from making granola is the high level of fat in the recipes, but this looks like a reasonable amount. However, we go through jams and jellies quickly--hubby and kids love it. Your recipe does sound tasty! I may have to buy some jam .... ! BTW, I made your latest bread recipe again last night. I have a friend who loves to bake and we used to do "baking days" but stopped last year ..... if we decide to do one again, I want to use your bread for one of our projects. So simple and so yummy. Krisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-45590921576428888432021-02-23T08:42:33.504-08:002021-02-23T08:42:33.504-08:00Hi Live and Learn,
One of the things that I like a...Hi Live and Learn,<br />One of the things that I like about making my own granola is that you don't have to stick to the recipe like you would if you were baking something. Substitutions and omissions work. So, if you don't have almond extract or orange zest, fruity granola will still turn out good. If you don't have honey, you can substitute granulated sugar or brown sugar.<br /><br />As for those jars of gifted jam and jelly, we also use jam/jelly in place of syrup for pancakes and waffles, or as filling between 2 layers of cake along with whipped cream or custard (I think it's called Victorian Sandwich), or for making jam cookies, or for a dressing on fruit salad when mixed with mayo. Our family doesn't eat as much jam or jelly any more either, now that the kids are grown. But I still have a bunch of fruit trees that produce for us. So I continue with making both jam and jelly.<br /><br />Good luck to you!Lilihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13292553654219380455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-30046832653899200852021-02-23T04:47:52.729-08:002021-02-23T04:47:52.729-08:00Every time I see a recipe for granola on someone&#...Every time I see a recipe for granola on someone's blog, I think I'm going to make it including now. We'll see if I follow through this time. I am interested in this recipe because it uses up jelly or jam. We have several jars that we've gotten as gifts, but we just don't eat that much. Also, my son bought a big box of oats from Costco, so we have plenty of those. He eats them almost every day, but there are still a lot. Live and Learnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13493777474885053903noreply@blogger.com