Homemade Bran Flakes Cereal
Easy and nutritious…and very easy on the wallet!
Servings
4
Servings
4
Ingredients
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 300F (148C). Line 2 10″x15″ baking sheets with parchment paper.
  2. In a medium bowl combine whole wheat flour, bran, flax seeds, baking soda and salt.
  3. In a large measuring cup combine water, molasses and vegetable oil. Whisk together to combine. Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and pour 3/4 of the water mixture in. Stir to make a soft pliable dough, adding more of the liquid as necessary. If the dough is too dry, add a little more water.
  4. Divide dough in half. Remove parchment paper from baking sheets and roll each piece of dough onto them. Sprinkle with a little flour if the dough is too sticky. Roll as thin as you can; each piece of dough should cover the entire span of the paper.
  5. Carefully slide each sheet of dough onto the baking pans. Bake for 10 minutes.
  6. Remove from oven, leaving the oven on. Allow to cool for a few minutes before peeling each dough sheet off the paper. Tear each one into little pieces, creating bran flakes. Return the torn flakes onto the parchment lined baking sheets and set back into the oven. Bake an additional 5 minutes, then turn oven off and allow to carry over bake until the oven cools completely, about 1 1/2 hours. Stir quickly once or twice in between. Taste to ensure that the flakes are completely crisp.
  7. Transfer bran flakes to an airtight container. Enjoy with milk, yogurt, fresh fruit or as a snack on its own.
Recipe Notes

Instead of molasses you can use honey, maple syrup, agave or any other sweetener. Add raisins for raisin bran, or flavour the dough with vanilla, cocoa powder or cinnamon for a new twist.