My Homemade Granola Bars

• 2 cups rolled oats
• 14 cup raw sunflower seeds
• 1 cup sliced almonds
• 12 cup wheat germ
• 12 cup wheat bran
• 12 cup oat bran
• 14 cup Grape-nuts cereal
• 12 cup honey
• 14 cup packed dark brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons golden syrup
• 3 tablespoons butter, plus extra for pan
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon orange extract (optional)
• 12 teaspoon cinnamon
• 12 teaspoon mixed spice
• 12 teaspoon salt

1. Butter a pyrex lasagne dish and set aside.
2. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius.
3. Spread the oats, sunflower seeds, almonds, and wheat germ, wheat bran, oat bran & grape-nuts onto a baking pan.
4. Place in the oven and toast for 15-20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
5. In the meantime, combine the honey, syrup, brown sugar, butter, extracts, spices and salt in a medium saucepan and place over medium heat.
6. Cook until the brown sugar has completely dissolved.
7. Once the oat mixture is done, remove it from the oven and reduce the heat to 150 degrees Celsius Immediately add the oat mixture to the liquid mixture and stir to combine.
8. Turn mixture out into the prepared baking dish and press down, evenly distributing the mixture in the dish and place in the oven to bake for 20-25 minutes until golden.
9. When cooked remove from the oven and allow to a cool a little,then using a pizza cutter, slowly cut into 16 slices.
10. Allow to cool completely before removing the slices from the pan.
11. Store in an airtight container in the fridge and they should keep for about a week.

rolled oats, sunflower seeds, almonds, germ, bran, bran, grapenuts, honey, brown sugar, golden syrup, butter, vanilla, orange, cinnamon, mixed spice, salt

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/my-homemade-granola-bars-309557 (may not work)