588901 Sun Jan 18 14:34:30 -0800 2009 7 31 Home Cooking 0 4337118 Hi everyone, What is the trick to making granola "stick" as bars and not just crumbling? I made them today with instant oats, wheat germ, walnuts, raisins and made a sauce of honey, peanut butter, sugar, and half a stick of butter (melted it all together and mixed it with dry ingredients) then baked for 30 minutes on 325. They are really tasty but they aren't BARS:( Should I add an egg?? What to do? Sun Jan 18 14:34:31 -0800 2009 235176 cups123 1 4337587 Hi, You could try adding the egg. The other liquids seem O.K. Sun Jan 18 18:31:42 -0800 2009 4337118 163403 katw 1 4337970 I don't bake them. In saucepan over low heat mix honey, butter peanut butter and sugar. Mix w dry ingredients then press on to a jelly pan w a rolling pin and cut into bars AFTER they cool completely. Sun Jan 18 23:04:14 -0800 2009 4337118 10426 shaebones 1 4338493 Alton Brown has a granola bar recipe--that might help you out. http://www.recipezaar.com/Granola-Bars-Good-Eats-150639 Mon Jan 19 08:18:07 -0800 2009 4337118 244460 pastaguy 2 4338650 Alton Brown's granola bar recipe is my favorite. I prefer to make the baked type, as I have found recipes that don't bake yield bars that are too sticky/gooey for convenient travel. Mon Jan 19 09:15:18 -0800 2009 4338493 112561 Egg 3 4338853 Maybe you can help me with it. I like my granola bars a little chewy, and every time I make them, they come out of the pan falling apart goey, I cut them, and 30 minutes later they're like eating bricks. Any advice on keeping them a little softer (like they are when he eats them on the show)? Mon Jan 19 10:22:31 -0800 2009 4338650 244460 pastaguy 3 4338858 Ok, so just read the rest of your post, but clearly there's a compromise. . .isn't there? Right? Maybe? :-) Mon Jan 19 10:24:15 -0800 2009 4338650 244460 pastaguy 1 4360384 Sorry my reply wasn't so thorough. Check this thread and see if this helps. When I make it, it's chewy but stays together: http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/590740 about breads, bars, etc. I posted a semi-recipe there Mon Jan 26 18:26:38 -0800 2009 4337118 163403 katw