Peanut Butter Granola

I have become entranced with the Hillbilly Housewife. Thanks to an insanely frugal friend, I checked it out to get the recipe for homemade granola. This stuff is sooooooo good. I tweaked the recipe a little to accomodate what I had on hand, but it was all over and done in about 15 minutes. Steve had a big bowl of it this morning, and Sam and I have been snacking on it today.

Peanut Butter Granola
2 tablespoons margarine (I used butter. Organic, natch)
1/3 cup natural peanut butter
1/3 cup honey (I didn't have enough so I used some maple butter too)
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 teaspoon salt
3 cups rolled oats
1/2 cup raisins (optional)
Begin by melting the margarine and peanut butter together in a 3-quart saucepan. Add the honey, vanilla and salt. Stir the mixture until it is smooth and hot throughout. It doesn’t need to boil. Add the oats. Stir until the oats are completely coated with the sticky gooey peanut butter mixture. It will be chunky. Turn the mixture into an ungreased cookie sheet, or a large 9 by 13-inch pan. Spread the granola out evenly and bake it at 375° for 10 minutes. It will be brown and crispy. Now remove it from the oven and allow it to cool right there in the pan. Break it up into pieces after it is cooled. Transfer the granola to a clean coffee can or sealed canister. Add the raisins, if you are using them, when the granola is cool.