Comments on: Alton Brown’s Granola Bars http://www.stef.net/couteaubonswan/2006/07/03/alton-browns-granola-bars/ A foogblod Sat, 22 Nov 2008 02:32:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: lesley http://www.stef.net/couteaubonswan/2006/07/03/alton-browns-granola-bars/#comment-2300 lesley Tue, 06 Feb 2007 19:45:32 +0000 http://www.stef.net/couteaubonswan/2006/07/03/alton-browns-granola-bars/#comment-2300 I made these last week & they are so good that I c/n imagine going back to store bought granola bars. I added oat bran & ground flax seed but left out the nuts b/c I planned on using this as "breakfast" for my one-year old. She & her sister *love* them! I realized that pressing w/ my hands was not enough to avoid ending up w/ granola crumbles. So I let them cool for 15 minutes, then placed a bit of plastic wrap over them and loaded a same-sized pan w/ heavy items from my kitchen. I made these last week & they are so good that I c/n imagine going back to store bought granola bars. I added oat bran & ground flax seed but left out the nuts b/c I planned on using this as “breakfast” for my one-year old. She & her sister *love* them!

I realized that pressing w/ my hands was not enough to avoid ending up w/ granola crumbles. So I let them cool for 15 minutes, then placed a bit of plastic wrap over them and loaded a same-sized pan w/ heavy items from my kitchen.

]]> By: Stefanie Noble http://www.stef.net/couteaubonswan/2006/07/03/alton-browns-granola-bars/#comment-2114 Stefanie Noble Fri, 02 Feb 2007 15:55:50 +0000 http://www.stef.net/couteaubonswan/2006/07/03/alton-browns-granola-bars/#comment-2114 I can't really comment on the honey, but that may have had an effect. I've never used the thick rolled oats for these bars either. I would try the recipe with the honey and regular rolled oats and see if it improves for you. The compression is key though. Definitely moosh it down tightly! I can’t really comment on the honey, but that may have had an effect. I’ve never used the thick rolled oats for these bars either. I would try the recipe with the honey and regular rolled oats and see if it improves for you.

The compression is key though. Definitely moosh it down tightly!

]]> By: Steve http://www.stef.net/couteaubonswan/2006/07/03/alton-browns-granola-bars/#comment-2112 Steve Fri, 02 Feb 2007 15:45:15 +0000 http://www.stef.net/couteaubonswan/2006/07/03/alton-browns-granola-bars/#comment-2112 I made this last night and was disappointed. I used an 8x8 pan too. I weighed all the ingredients, and I'm certain my measurements, temperature and time were very accurate (except for one thing, which I'll describe later). When done and cooled, I couldn't even cut it into bars. It just crumbled into loose chunks of candied oat flakes. After thinking about it for a while, I decided that I made two mistakes: 1. I didn't compress everything in the pan as much as I could have. I just pushed on it with my hands. Next time, I'll try your measuring cup idea. 2. The only honey I had available was whipped honey, so it probably contained a lot of air. I threw in a bit extra to try to compensate, but maybe it wasn't enough to glue everything together. Also, one other thing. I seem to remember that my oat flakes said "thick" on the package. Maybe there was something wrong with them. They have a very dry floury taste despite having been cooked twice. Any other ideas? I made this last night and was disappointed. I used an 8×8 pan too. I weighed all the ingredients, and I’m certain my measurements, temperature and time were very accurate (except for one thing, which I’ll describe later). When done and cooled, I couldn’t even cut it into bars. It just crumbled into loose chunks of candied oat flakes. After thinking about it for a while, I decided that I made two mistakes:

1. I didn’t compress everything in the pan as much as I could have. I just pushed on it with my hands. Next time, I’ll try your measuring cup idea.

2. The only honey I had available was whipped honey, so it probably contained a lot of air. I threw in a bit extra to try to compensate, but maybe it wasn’t enough to glue everything together.

Also, one other thing. I seem to remember that my oat flakes said “thick” on the package. Maybe there was something wrong with them. They have a very dry floury taste despite having been cooked twice.

Any other ideas?

]]> By: jenjen http://www.stef.net/couteaubonswan/2006/07/03/alton-browns-granola-bars/#comment-55 jenjen Mon, 10 Jul 2006 02:14:52 +0000 http://www.stef.net/couteaubonswan/2006/07/03/alton-browns-granola-bars/#comment-55 To make something healthy look so apetising is a no small feat but you have done it. This looks absolutely divine! To make something healthy look so apetising is a no small feat but you have done it. This looks absolutely divine!

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