Basic Granola Base

BASIC GRANOLA
*this is a really basic granola that uses stuff a person usually has, you can add anything to it
*it is adapted from Alton Brown's recipe

4 1/3 cups rolled oats
1 2/3 cups shredded sweet coconut
1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons dark brown sugar
1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons maple sugar
1/4 cup vegetable oil
3/4 teaspoon

Preheat oven to 250 degrees F.
In a large bowl, combine the oats, nuts, coconut, and brown sugar.
In a separate bowl, combine maple syrup, oil, and salt. Combine both mixtures and pour onto 2 sheet pans. Cook for 1 hour and 15 minutes, stirring every 15 minutes to achieve an even color.
Add  raisins, chocolate, etc...

If you want to add nuts you can adjust the oatmeal and coconut to accommodate them.  For example if you wanted to add 1 C of pecans then use 4 C of oats and 1 C of coconut.  Add the nuts before cooking the granola.