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Caramel Popcorn

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Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup butter
  • 2 cups brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup corn syrup (yes, I know it's evil)
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 5 cups popped popcorn Of course I have a recipe for this!

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 250F
  • Melt buter on medium heat
  • Stir in brown sugar, corn syrup, salt.
  • Bring to a boil while constantly stirring.
  • Boil without stirring for 4 minutes.
  • Remove from heat, stir in vanilla and baking soda.
    * * * WARNING * * *
    The caramel will foam up a lot when you add liquid to it, so make sure your pot is at least 3 times taller than the height of the caramel sauce before you add the vanilla.
  • Pour caramel in a thin stream over the popcorn while stirring, and keep stirring until evenly coated.
  • Place popcorn in a large shallow baking dish, heat for 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes.
  • Remove from oven and “let cool completely” before inhaling, er breaking into pieces.
  • Optional – add 1/2-1 cuppa crushed peanuts to the caramel mix. Don’t worry if the peanuts fall off – those little bits of peanut&caramel goodness will end up somewhere tasty.