chet's stovetop granola

this recipe is so simple and can be tweaked to your liking ~ i basically doubled it and it yielded about 4 quarts! i wouldn't make it this large unless you have a 14 inch skillet to use on your stovetop. regardless, for roughly $ 10 in organic ingredients and 4 quarts of tasty treats, you can't go wrong.

1 cup rolled oats, kamut or rye flakes ( i used oats)
1/3 cup chopped nuts (walnut,almond or pecan)
1/3 cup wheat germ, ground flaxseed or pumpkin seeds (i prefer flax, but you could use all three)
1/3 cup sesame seeds
1/3 cup sunflower seeds, unsalted
1/3 cup shredded, unsweetened coconut flakes
1/4 tsp salt
2 - 3 cups dried fruit (raisins, dates, figs, apples, cranberries.....)
~ 3 tbls water

* in a mini prep, combine fruit and water, mix until all chopped up and forming a sticky ball
* add oats & nuts to a large, lightly oiled skillet over medium heat, toast while stirring for 5 minutes
* add the rest of ingredients (except fruit paste) and stir for 10 more minutes...until fragrant and golden brown (it took mine longer because it was a double batch)
* add in fruit and chop into the mix to distribute

store in an airtight container when it cools (if you aren't going to gobble it up within a weeks time, i'd store it in the fridge)

it gets a little pasty with yogurt ~ so i prefer to eat it as cereal with almond milk and add in blueberries...you can feel all the textures better this way!