Wicked Excellent Granola

I arrived at this by trial & error, picking my favorite parts from many existing granola recipes and adding stuff on my own. This will fill your belly & clear out your arteries.(chant with me: fiber..fiber...fiber...) Feel free to use different nuts and/or dried fruit. But the crytallized ginger really makes it special. ;) This recipe makes a LOT - good for a crowd but it also keeps for a long time in an airtight container (or 2). This is wicked tasty. (said in my best Maine accent, lol) Enjoy!

• Ready In: 1 hr 50 mins
• Serves: 50

Ingredients

• 15  cups  old fahioned oats (the BIG container)
• 1⁄2 cup  oat bran
• 1⁄2 cup  wheat bran
• 1⁄2 cup wheat germ
• 1⁄2 cup ground flax seeds
• 1  cup  unsalted pumpkin seeds
• 1  cup unsalted sunflower seeds
• 1  cup  almonds (slices or slivers)
• 1  cup pecans, broken up
• 1⁄4 cup ground cinnamon
• 2  tablespoons nutmeg
• 1  cup canola oil
• 1⁄2 cup honey
• 1  cup maple syrup
• 1⁄2 cup vanilla
• 2  cups dried cherries
• 2  cups  chopped crystallized ginger

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 300°F.
2. Combine in a very large roasting pan the oats through nutmeg. Drizzle oil, honey, maple syrup & vanilla over all & stir well to combine.
3. Bake for 1 - 1.5 hrs, stirring every 20 minutes until it looks dry-ish & toasty.
4. When cooled, stir in fruit.