Great Web Site.  This is so me - My husband said I should change my name to PimalRobin! HaHa!   Love the recipe.  I'll have to add choc. chips to get hubby and kids to eat them.  I have a super recipe for a homemade grapenuts type cereal with lots of whole grains and nuts, you can customize to your liking, that is fantastic as a cereal or over yogurt - my favorite after workout snack.   If anyone is interested just reply to me and I'll be glad to share.   R.

Hi Toby,

Here is the recipe for the grapenuts type cereal: 

combine all ingredients:

3 cups graham or whole wheat flour

1/2 cup wheat germ                      

1/2 cup honey or brown rice syrup

2 cups buttermilk

1 tsp. soda

pinch salt

( I add - 1/3 cup ground flax seed, 1/2 cup chopped nuts, or any other whole grain you want to eat (buy them whole and grind them in the food processor),  and a bit more buttermilk)

Beat until smooth. (it should be like thick pancake batter)

Spread dough on 2 large greased cookie sheets.

Bake at 350 degrees 25-30 minutes.

Crumble by one of these methods:

1.  While still warm, break into chunks and grate on slaw cutter or whirl briefly in blender or food processor, about a cupful at a time.

2.  Allow to cool thoroughly, then put through food grinder, coarse plate.

      (at this point I have added chopped fruit)

Then sprinkle crumbled cereal on cookie sheet and crisp in oven at 250 degrees for 20-30 min

Store in airtight container.

Eat with milk or sprinkle over yogurt.

I know it sounds long with the 2 cooking times but it makes a lot and you can customize this recipe by adding other whole grains or nuts or even fruit.  My kids love to help me make this, they like the crumbling part.

FYI, this recipe comes from an old Mennonite cook book and their goal for publishing it was to get rid of over consumption of sugar and world hunger.  It is a very interesting book.  I'm not Mennonite but kudos to them.

Hope you enjoy it.

Robin