Honey and Olive Oil Granola, with Oats, Buckwheat and Rice flakes 

For this recipe, our organic jumbo oats, buckwheat flakes and rice flakes are coated in Cotswold honey and olive oil, with added natural sweetness from vanilla seeds. We used some of Uncle Tom’s new season extra virgin olive oil, and honey kindly provided by the London Honey Company who keep some hives not far from the Mill, where the bees capture the flavour and diversity of the local Cotswold flora.

The London Honey Company are migratory bee farmers, dedicated to the production of extraordinary British Honey. Using slow beekeeping, sustainable methods they work closely with British farmers, seeking out hidden corners and often untouched, organic environments across the countryside. They source organic dairies, beautiful orchards, and other slow food locations finding land to situate the bees as far as possible from human interference.

We hope you enjoy the pairing of Cotswold honey with our organic oats for this morning granola. 

Makes approximately 20 servings. 

Serve with yoghurt and fresh fruit or compote. 

Ingredients

• 125g almonds
• 125g pecans
• 115g sunflower seeds
• 115g pumpkin seeds
• 80g rice flakes
• 80g buckwheat flakes
• 300g jumbo oats
• 7g sea salt flakes
• 210g honey
• 100g olive oil
• 1 vanilla pod, seeds scraped out

Method 

Preheat oven to 160C and line two large trays with baking parchment. (You can do it all on one tray if easier / don’t have oven space – the thinner the layers the crisper it will get, or you can do one large thicker layer which creates a softer texture that will still firm up as it cools.) 

Mix all the dry ingredients in a large bowl. 

Heat the olive oil and honey in a small saucepan until bubbling up. Add the vanilla pod seeds. 

Stir the liquid through the dry ingredients to combine thoroughly (add the vanilla pod shell too for extra flavour if you like). 

Pour out the granola mix onto the tray/s and bake for 25-30 minutes until golden – stir every 10 minutes, turning the granola keep the colour even.

Leave it to cool thoroughly on the tray. 

Store in an airtight container in a cool, dry place.