Caramel Popcorn Recipe
The taste of this very Caramel Popcorn recipe has played on my senses so much that I seldom consider any other recipe of Caramel Popcorn. Caramel Popcorn served as Snack is the best food to pep me up. Is it you or the aroma of Caramel Popcorn that you happen to be making that has dragged me in the direction of the kitchen?, were my partner's words.
Ingredients
3 quarts freshly popped popcorn
1/2 cup butter or margarine
1 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
1/4 cup light corn syrup
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions
Place popcorn in a lightly greased 4-quart casserole, set aside.
Place butter in a 1 1/2-quart dish.
Microwave at HIGH for 1 minute or until melted.
Stir in brown sugar, corn syrup, and salt, cover and microwave at HIGH for 4 minutes.
Remove mixture from oven; stir in soda and vanilla.
Pour over popcorn; stir until all is coated and no sugar mixture remains in bottom of dish.
Cook popcorn mixture on HIGH for 2 1/2 to 3 minutes, stirring well after each minute.
Remove popcorn from oven; stir well.
Spread in a lightly buttered 15- x 10- x 1-inch jellyroll pan; cool thoroughly.
Break into pieces, and store in an airtight container.
Place butter in a 1 1/2-quart dish.
Microwave at HIGH for 1 minute or until melted.
Stir in brown sugar, corn syrup, and salt, cover and microwave at HIGH for 4 minutes.
Remove mixture from oven; stir in soda and vanilla.
Pour over popcorn; stir until all is coated and no sugar mixture remains in bottom of dish.
Cook popcorn mixture on HIGH for 2 1/2 to 3 minutes, stirring well after each minute.
Remove popcorn from oven; stir well.
Spread in a lightly buttered 15- x 10- x 1-inch jellyroll pan; cool thoroughly.
Break into pieces, and store in an airtight container.
