Popcorn Bonanza

Here are a few recipes for you popcorn lovers.
Henry was kind enough to send these to me, so I will gladly share them.
This is not all of them, I will post some more at a later time.

Enjoy!!!
B.D.


Apple-Popcorn Brittle

1 quart popped popcorn
2 cups apple and cinnamon flavored cereal
1 cup cocktail peanuts
3/4 cup apple juice**
1 cup sugar
1/4 light corn syrup
1/2 teaspoon vinegar
1/4 teaspoon salt

In a bowl, toss together popped popcorn, cereal and peanuts.
Set aside. Butter sides of a heavy 2 quart saucepan.
In saucepan, combine apple juice, sugar, corn syrup, vinegar and salt.

Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until sugar dissolves and mixture begins to boil. Cook to hard ball stage (250 degrees Fahrenheit on a candy thermometer).

Remove from heat. Pour syrup over popcorn-cereal-peanut mixture; toss to coat.
Spread in a buttered 15 1/2 by 10 1/2 by 1-inch baking pan.
Cool until hardened. Break into pieces.

**3/4 cup apple pop wine may be used instead of apple juice.


Ballpark Popcorn Crunch

1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup brown sugar
3 quarts unsalted popped popcorn
1 cup chopped walnuts

Cream together butter and brown sugar till light and fluffy.
In a separate bowl, toss popcorn and walnuts.
Add creamed mixture to popcorn and nuts. Combine until coated.
Spread on a large baking sheet in a single layer.
Bake at 350-degrees for 10 minutes or until crisp.
Yield: 3 quarts.


Beach Party Popcorn

1/3 cup melted butter
1 teaspoon soy sauce
1-2 drops hot pepper sauce
2 quarts popped popcorn
2 cups seasoned assorted snacks
1/2 package (0.56 oz.) bacon-onion dip mix

Add soy sauce and hot pepper sauce to 1/3 cup melted butter.
Put popped popcorn and seasoned assorted snacks in a large bowl.
Pour butter/soy mixture over popped popcorn and snacks; toss.

Sprinkle with bacon-onion dip mix; toss again.
Spread mixture pan (15 1/2 by 10 1/2 by 1 inch) and bake at 350 degrees for 8-10 minutes, stirring once.
Yield: 2 1/2 quarts.


Big League Snack Attack

1/3 cup butter
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1/4 teaspoon garlic salt
1/4 teaspoon onion salt
6 cups unsalted popped popcorn
1 cup thin pretzel sticks 1/2 cup salted, roasted peanuts

Toss together the popcorn, pretzel sticks and peanuts in a large bowl.
Melt the butter and stir in the seasonings.
Drizzle butter/seasoning mixture over popcorn mixture, stirring to coat well.
Spread the mixture in a large, shallow baking pan and put it in a preheated 250-degree oven to bake for 45 minutes.
Stir with a wooden spoon every 10 minutes while it's baking.
Yield: 8 cups.


Cajun Corn

2 1/2 quarts popped popcorn
1/4 cup butter, melted
1 teaspoon paprika
1/2 teaspoon onion powder
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 teaspoon lemon pepper

Pour butter over warm popcorn.
Combine remaining seasonings and sprinkle over popcorn; toss to mix.
Bake 300 degrees for crispy popcorn.
Yield: 2 1/2 quarts.


Caramel Almond Popcorn Clusters

10 cups freshly popped popcorn
2 cups whole almonds
1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
1/2 cup butter or margarine
1/4 cup light corn syrup
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 teaspoon almond extract
1/2 teaspoon baking soda

I might add (to the mix) 1 cup of dried thin apple slices, (or other dried fruit) broken into bits. This sounds good to me.

Preheat oven to 225 degrees. Spray 15 x 10 baking sheet with non-stick spray.
Mix popcorn and almonds in large bowl.

Combine brown sugar, butter and corn syrup in medium saucepan.
Over low heat, stir mixture until sugar dissolves.
Increase heat to high and boil 5 minutes.
Remove from heat; stir in vanilla, almond extract and baking soda.

Pour over popcorn and almonds, immediately stirring gently to coat.
Pour mixture onto prepared baking sheet, spreading evenly.

Bake for 1 hour in preheated oven.
Cool completely.
Break into pieces and store in airtight container.
Yield: 20 pieces


Caramel Corn Crunch
(You will love this caramel corn)

1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
3 quarts popped popcorn

I might add 1 cup of dried thin apple slices, (or other dried fruit) broken into bits.
This sounds good to me.

Cream butter; add brown sugar and whip until fluffy.
In a large baking pan, combine popcorn. Mix in creamed mixture.
Bake at 350 degrees for about 8 minutes, or until crisp.
Serve warm if desired.
Yield: Makes 3 quarts.