Best Granola

Ingredients

• 1 Wick’s Pies Dough Circle or other refrigerated pie crust
• 1 egg white, lightly beaten
• 1 1/2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 2 cups old-fashioned oats, uncooked
• 1/3 cup canola oil
• 1/3 cup real maple syrup
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup pecan halves or sliced almonds
• 2 teaspoons flaked salt
• 1 cup dried sweetened cranberries

Instructions

1. 1

   Heat oven to 375F. Line a large rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.

2. 2

   Place dough circle on another piece of parchment on a work surface. Lightly brush top with egg white.

3. 3

   Mix sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle half of it evenly on top of dough. Turn dough over and brush other side with egg white; sprinkle evenly with remaining sugar and cinnamon.

4. 4

   Using a pizza wheel, cut dough into bite-size pieces. Using the parchment paper, pick up the dough pieces and toss them into a large bowl with the oatmeal.

5. 5

   In a 1-cup measure whisk oil, maple syrup and vanilla.

6. 6

   Place nuts in a small bowl; drizzle with 1 tablespoon of maple syrup mixture.

7. 7

   Pour remaining maple syrup mixture over pie dough and oats; toss well to coat.

8. 8

   Spread pie dough mixture evenly over prepared baking sheet. Bake 25 minutes or until toasted, stirring frequently after 10 minutes when you add the nuts.

9. 9

   Remove from oven. Sprinkle with salt and add in cranberries. Cool completely on pan.

10. 10

    Store in air tight container.