Holidays in Cucina

It is that time of year when we bake, bake, bake!  I have to get my gifts that need mailing ready to go and I need some cushioning for the contents.  The gifts are culinary in nature this year, so I thought that some caramel corn would be a perfect addition.

My sister and I discovered this recipe one year when we had a lot of leftover popcorn from stringing for the tree.

Oven Caramel Corn

Preheat oven to 200 degrees

12 cups of freshly popped pop corn, divided between two ungreased baking dishes

1 cup brown sugar

1 stick, or 1/2 cup butter

1/4 cup lite corn syrup

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

Heat brown sugar, butter, corn syrup and salt in a saucepan, stirring occasionally, until bubbly around the edges.  Continue cooking 5 minutes more, stirring constantly.  Remove from heat.  Stir in baking soda until caramel is foamy.  Pour on the popcorn and stir to coat.  Bake 1 hour, stirring well every 15 minutes.

Now it looks like the caramel might not cover enough at first, but trust me, it gets around after all of that stirring.  This stuff is highly addictive!

I am bagging this up in celophane bags for transporting and freshness.

Until next time!

Birdie in Cucina