Shio Koji Granola

Shio Koji Granola

Cook Time: 1 hour
Total Time: 1 hour

Ingredients

Shio Koji

  • 200 g Rice Koji
  • 200 g Water
  • 32 g Salt (8 %)*

Granola

  • 160 g Rolled oats
  • 90 g Nuts (walnuts, almonds, pecans, etc.)
  • 70 g Dried fruits (raisins, figs, raspberries, etc.)
  • 2 Tbsp Honey
  • 2 Tbsp Coconut oil
  • 2 tsp Shio Koji
  • (optional) 1 tsp Roasted soy powder (kinako)
  • (optional) pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds

Instructions

Shio Koji

  1. In a sanitized container, mix Koji and salt. Add water and stir.
  2. Keep it at room temperature for 1 week (in summer) or 2 weeks (in winter). Stir it once every day.
  3. When the Koji mass starts to melt down, transfer it to the fridge and consume within 1 month.

Granola

  1. Preheat the oven at 300 F degree.
  2. Mix coconut oil (melt it first if solid), honey, and shio koji and combine it with oats and chopped nuts.
  3. Bake it for 20 minutes, stir it once and bake another 10 minutes. Dry it in the oven for 30 minutes when done.
  4. Mix with dried fruits.
  5. Garnish as topping or eat with your choice of milk and seasonal fruits!

Notes

* You can adjust the salt ratio between 6 % and 10 %.