Cooking With Margaret

Whipped Honey Butter Makes 1 cup Ingredients 1 cup of salted butter, softened  1/4 cup honey Directions In a mixer fitted with a whip attachment add the softened butter, whip until light and fluffy (about 5 minutes)  Add honey Whip an additional 2 minutes Place in serving dish  Serve * Can be made ahead of time, allow butter to come to room temp before serving

My Favorite Granola  This is a recipe I have used for snacks and breakfasts. I love it with any yogurt, especially our local dairy yogurt, it is AMAZING!  Ingredients  9 cups rolled oats  2 teaspoon cinnamon 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup of honey  1/3 cup maple syrup 3/4 cup vegetable oil  1 tablespoon vanilla  1 1/2 cups dried fruit (I use dried cranberries, dried cherries, or dried blueberries) 2 cups nuts (sliced almonds are my favorite, but pecans and walnuts are wonderful, too)  Directions Preheat oven to 300 degrees Fahrenheit  Combine oats, cinnamon, and salt in a large bowl In a separate bowl combine honey, maple syrup, vegetable oil and vanilla Pour the liquid mix into the oats and stir until everything is evenly coated  Pour the mix onto a parchment lined rimmed sheet pan Bake for 45 minutes, stirring every 15 minutes Add nuts and stir, baking another 5-15 minutes until lightly golden Remove from oven, allow to cool  Add dried f...