Orange Cranberry Coconut Granola

This is a healthy granola recipe - perfect for the winter. It is very yum. I'll be giving it to people this Christmas - then using the rest for the remainder of the winter.

3 cups oats.
1/4 cup wheat germ
1/4 cup ground flax seed
1/2 cup chpped pecans
1/2 cup honey
1/2 tsp grated orange zest
1/3 cup orange juice (I used cara cara orange juice from the backyard)
1/2 tsp vanilla
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 cup craisins
1/2 cup coconut

Mix first 4 ingredients. Take honey through cinnamon and melt over medium heat until honey is melted. Combine. Bake at 325 for 15 minutes on a rimmed baking sheet. Stir. Bake another 5 minutes. Stir. Stir in craisins and coconut. Bake another 8-10 minutes or until browned, don't BURN!
Enjoy!

Cranberry Muffins (2009.42a) - Jared Coffin House in Nantucket

I finally used this Baking in America cookbook that a dear friend here in the Ville gave me. And I actually am going to use it again tonight. So, I am hoping the second recipe turns out as good as the first recipe.
I made the Cranberry Muffins from Nantucket (from this hotel). They turned out light, fluffy, and mildly tart from the cranberries. The directions I found to be a bit hard to follow - so I just simplified and used a regular muffin how-to. I liked them. Again, may cut down on the sugar I sprinkle on top, but that's about it.

12 muffins

2 cups flour
2 t baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp grated nutmeg (I used fresh)
1 3/4 fresh or frozen cranberries (I used more than their 1/2 cup), chopped in a food processor
1 egg
1 egg yolk
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 stick softened unsalted butter
1/4 cup crisco
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup plus 2 T milk

Mix dry, set aside. Cream together creamables. Add in the milk. Add in dry. Fold in cranberries. Sprinkle about 2 tsps of sugar over the top of the muffins (not 2 T)
Spoon into greased muffin tins. Bake at 350 for abtou 25 minutes or until lightly browned and a knife comes out clean.
Enjoy!