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Caramel Popcorn

It’s almost the weekend and I’m planning a movie night for some teenagers for my son’s birthday party. Now you can’t have a movie without popcorn, and I’m smothering popcorn in caramel to make it…

Makes
4
Level
Beginner
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INTRODUCTION

It’s almost the weekend and I’m planning a movie night for some teenagers for my son’s birthday party. Now you can’t have a movie without popcorn, and I’m smothering popcorn in caramel to make it extra special.

METHOD

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Step 1:

    Preheat oven to 180ºC

  2. Step 2:

    In a saucepan, place butter, sugar and syrup. Place on a medium heat and stir until sugar is dissolved.

  3. Step 3:

    Allow to come to the boil and boil for about , or until a sugar thermometer reads 124ºC.

  4. Step 4:

    Remove from the heat and stir in salt, bicarb and vanilla paste.

  5. Step 5:

    Pour caramel over popcorn and stir to cover thoroughly.

  6. Step 6:

    Pour popcorn out onto a greased baking tray and bake for .

  7. Step 7:

    Remove from oven and allow to cool before eating.

    This should come with a warning: You can’t just have one handful!