Salted Caramel Popcorn

They say the best place to eat popcorn is at the cinemas while enjoying a new release, I beg to differ. Popcorn is extremely easy to make and all you need is the basic kitchen staples hence, you can enjoy it at home-comfort. Most recipes I found online requires corn syrup which is pretty hard to find in the supermarkets here, so this version requires none. My salted caramel popcorn is easy to make and requires or 15 minutes of preparation and 20 minutes of baking.

Recipe

The Ingredients:

1/2 cup unpopped kernels

 Caramel
1/2 cup Brown sugar
3/4 cup Butter
3 Tbs Water
1/2 tsp Bicarbonate soda
1 Tsp Vanilla extract
1 tsp Salt (not too fine)

The Steps

• Place the kernels in a microwave safe bowl or brown paper bag and pop them in the microwave at high speed for 3 minutes. ( You may coat the kernels with a little drizzle of oil)
• To prepare to the caramel, place the brown sugar and water in a saucepan, dissolve using medium heat.
• Add the butter, keep stirring and wait till the solution start to coat the back of the spoon.
• Turn of the heat, quickly add the vanilla extract and bicarbonate soda and stir as fast as you can. (Look for the sizzle sound)
• Pour the caramel immediately on the popped kernels and toss using two spatulas.
• While preparing the topping pre-heat oven at 170C. Once done, spread the popcorn on a baking tray with parchment paper and bake for 20 minutes, turning occasionaly .
• Remove the tray and sprinkle the salt on top of the popcorn. Let it cool completely. (Important to give the crunch!)
• Break the clumped ones and store in an airtight container
  

You may drizzle some melted chocolate or add nuts of your choice once done. Enjoy!

Renuka G