Pecan-Orange Granola with Dried Cranberries

Name: Pecan-Orange Granola with Dried Cranberries
Yield: Makes about 9 cups
Ingredients: 1/3 cup, maple syrup; 2 tablespoons, finely grated orange zest; 2 1/2 teaspoons, ground cinnamon; 1/3 cup packed (2 1/3 ounces), light brown sugar; 4 teaspoons, vanilla extract; 1/2 teaspoon, salt; 1/2 cup, vegetable oil; 5 cups, old-fashioned rolled oats; 2 cups (10 ounces), pecans, chopped; 2 cups, dried cranberries

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated March/April 2012

We’ve had it with the overpriced (and underwhelming) store-bought stuff. For homemade granola with real bite, what you need is some bark.

SERVESMakes about 9 cups

TIME1¼ hours, plus 1 hour cooling

Pecan-Orange Granola with Dried Cranberries

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Store-bought granola suffers from many shortcomings. It’s often loose and gravelly and/or infuriatingly expensive. We wanted to make our own granola at home, with big, satisfying clusters and crisp texture. The secret was to firmly pack the...

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