Breakfast Crisp

This yummy breakfast crisp is perfect on the go with a cup of coffee.

Ingredients

• 1 ½ cups quick cooking oats

• ½ cup unbleached all-purpose flour

• 1 teaspoon baking powder

• ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon

• ½ teaspoon salt

• ½ cup brown sugar

• ¼ cup margarine, softened

• 1 egg

Directions

• Step 1

  Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease 9x9 inch baking pan.

• Step 2

  In a large bowl, stir together oats, flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt. In a separate bowl, cream together brown sugar and margarine. Beat in egg. Stir mixtures together just until blended. Pour batter into prepared pan.

• Step 3

  Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into center of pan comes out clean.

Easy Granola Bars

This basic granola bar recipe can easily be modified to fit your tastes. Add nuts, substitute the raisins with other dried fruit, add different grains, the sky is the limit with these granola bars. Shoot! Add some chocolate chips! Yummy!

Ingredients

• 2 cups rolled oats

• 3/4 cup packed brown sugar

• 1/2 cup wheat germ

• 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

• 1 cup all-purpose flour

• 3/4 cup raisins (optional)

• 3/4 teaspoon salt

• 1/2 cup honey

• 1 egg, beaten

• 1/2 cup vegetable oil

• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Generously grease a 9x13 inch baking pan.

2. In a large bowl, mix together the oats, brown sugar, wheat germ, cinnamon, flour, raisins and salt. Make a well in the center, and pour in the honey, egg, oil and vanilla. Mix well using your hands. Pat the mixture evenly into the prepared pan.

3. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes in the preheated oven, until the bars begin to turn golden at the edges. Cool for 5 minutes, then cut into bars while still warm. Do not allow the bars to cool completely before cutting, or they will be too hard to cut.