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Across The Border Popcorn
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1/4 c Unpopped corn (8 cups Popped)
1 c Shredded Monterey Jack Cheese
2 t Chili powder
2 t Paprika
2 t Ground cumin
Pop popcorn. Mix spices into the shredded cheese. Sprinkle mixture over unseasoned popcorn and toss until well blended.
Almond Mocha Popcorn
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1/2 cup Strong coffee
1/2 cup White corn syrup
1/4 cup Butter
1 cup Brown sugar
1 tablespoon Cocoa
1/2 cup Popcorn -- popped
1 cup Almonds; chop -- toasted
In a heavy sacuepan put the coffee, corn syrup, butter, brown sugar and cocoa. Cook over a moderate heat to 280~ on a candy thermometer. Pour over the popped corn and almonds
Almond Toffee Popcorn
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1 cup Sugar
1/2 cup Butter
1/2 cup White corn syrup
1/4 cup Water
1 cup Almonds; chopped & toasted
1/2 teaspoon Vanilla
1/2 cup Popcorn -- popped
In heavy saucepan, combine sugar, butter, corn syrup, water and almonds. Cook over a moderate heat to 280~ on a candy thermometer. Add the vanilla. Stir well and pour over the popped corn.
National Popcorn Week is the week before Halloween.
Ammaretto Popcorn
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3 quarts Popped popcorn
1 cup Unblanched whole almonds
1/2 cup Margarine or butter
1/2 cup Brown sugar -- packed
1/2 cup Amaretto
Heat oven to 250~. Arrange popcorn on 2 jelly roll pans; sprinkle almonds over popcorn. In small saucepan, melt margarine over low heat; stir in the brown sugar and amaretto. Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Boil 3 minutes. Remove from heat. Pour over popcorn; toss until thoroughly coated. Bake at 200~ for 1 hour; spread on foil or wax paper to cool. Store in loosely covered container.
Apricot Treat Popcorn
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1/4 cup Butter
2 tablespoons apricot Jelly or jam
2 tablespoons Brown sugar
1/2 cup Popcorn -- popped
1/2 cup Coconut -- toasted
1/2 cup Almonds -- toasted
1 cup Dried apricots -- cut small
In a heavy saucepan, put the butter, jelly and brown sugar. Cook over moderate heat to 235~ on a candy thermometer. Pour over the popped corn, coconut, almonds and apricots.
Astronaut Popcorn
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8 cups Popped popcorn -- *
1/2 cup Sugar
1/2 cup Tang -- powdered orange drink
1/3 cup Light corn syrup
1/3 cup Water
1/4 cup Butter
1/2 teaspoon Orange extract
1 teaspoon Baking soda
* 2 tbls of unpopped popcorn makes 4 cups (or 1 ounce) popped popcorn.
Place popcorn in a large buttered baking pan. In separate pan, combine sugar, drink mix, syrup, water and butter. Stir over medium heat until sugar is dissolved. Cook until mixture reaches 250~ on a candy thermometer, stirring frequently. Remove from heat and stir in orange extract and baking soda. Pour over popcorn, mixing well. Bake for 1 hour, stirring occasionally. Allow to cool completely.
Bacon Cheese Popcorn
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4 quarts Popped popcorn
1/3 cup Butter -- melted
1/2 teaspoon Seasoned salt
1/2 teaspoon Hickory-smoked salt
1/2 cup American cheese -- grated
1/3 cup Bacon bits
Pour freshly popped corn in large bowl. Combine margarine with hickory-smoked salt. Pour over popcorn; toss well to coat. Sprinkle with cheese and bacon bits. Toss again and serve while warm.
Bayou Popcorn
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3 tb Butter; or margarine
1/2 ts Garlic powder
1/2 ts Cayenne pepper
1/2 ts Paprika
1/2 ts Dried thyme
1/2 ts Salt
12 c Popped corn
In a heavy saucepan, melt butter over med. heat. Stir in remaining ingredients except popcorn. Cook for 1 min. Pour over popcorn, tossing to coat evenly. Serve at once.
BBQ Popcorn
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6 tablespoons Hot air-popped popcorn
1/3 cup Butter
3 tablespoons Chili sauce
1 teaspoon Onion powder
1 teaspoon Chili powder
1/2 teaspoon Salt
2 tablespoons Grated Parmesan cheese
Place popcorn in large bowl. In small saucepan, melt margarine. Stir in chili sauce, onion and chili powder and salt. Pour chili mixture gradually over popcorn, tossing to mix well. Sprinkle with cheese and toss.
Buffalo HotCorn
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2 1/2 qt.. popped corn
2 Cups corn chips -- slightly broken
1 Cup Dry-Roasted Peanuts
1/4 Cup butter
2 Tbsp. Louisiana-Style Hot Sauce
1 Tsp. celery seed
1/4 Tsp. salt
In small bowl, place 2 cups popped corn; set aside. Combine remaining popcorn with corn chips and peanuts. In small saucepan, melt butter with hot sauce, celery seed and salt; pour over popcorn/peanut mixture, tossing gently to coat. Spread on l5x10-inch baking sheet. Bake at 350'F for 10 minutes. Remove from baking sheet to large serving bowl. Toss with remaining 2 cups popped corn. Serve immediately or store in airtight container.
Butter Pecan Popcorn
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8 c Popped popcorn (about 1/3 to 1/2 cup unpopped)
Nonstick spray coating
1/2 c Broken pecans
2 tb Butter
1/3 c Light corn syrup
1/4 c Instant butter pecan pudding Mix
1/4 ts Vanilla
Discard unpoppped popcorn kernels. Spray a 17x12x2-inch roasting pan with nonstick coating. Place the popped corn and pecans in the pan. Keep popcorn warm in a 300-degree oven for 16 minutes, stirring halfway t hrough baking. Remove the pan form the oven. Turn mixture onto a large piece of foil. Cool popcorn completely. When cool, break into large pieces. Store leftover popcorn, tightly covered, in a cool, dry place for up to 1 week.
How do you keep popcorn from blowing away?
With a popper-weight (paperweight - ha! ha!)
Butterscotch Brownies A-Poppin
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1 cup dark-brown sugar, firmly packed
¼ cup vegetable oil
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
¾ cup finely ground, popped popcorn
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
Preheat oven to 350? F (177? C). Butter an 8-inch-square baking pan. In a large bowl, stir together brown sugar, oil and egg until smooth. Mix in nuts and vanilla. Mix together ground popcorn, baking powder and salt. Add to the oil mixture, stirring well. Spread evenly in the buttered pan. Bake for 20 minutes or until browned. Cut into squares while warm. Makes 16 brownies.
Across The Border Popcorn
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1/4 c Unpopped corn (8 cups Popped)
1 c Shredded Monterey Jack Cheese
2 t Chili powder
2 t Paprika
2 t Ground cumin
Pop popcorn. Mix spices into the shredded cheese. Sprinkle mixture over unseasoned popcorn and toss until well blended.
Almond Mocha Popcorn
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1/2 cup Strong coffee
1/2 cup White corn syrup
1/4 cup Butter
1 cup Brown sugar
1 tablespoon Cocoa
1/2 cup Popcorn -- popped
1 cup Almonds; chop -- toasted
In a heavy sacuepan put the coffee, corn syrup, butter, brown sugar and cocoa. Cook over a moderate heat to 280~ on a candy thermometer. Pour over the popped corn and almonds
Almond Toffee Popcorn
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1 cup Sugar
1/2 cup Butter
1/2 cup White corn syrup
1/4 cup Water
1 cup Almonds; chopped & toasted
1/2 teaspoon Vanilla
1/2 cup Popcorn -- popped
In heavy saucepan, combine sugar, butter, corn syrup, water and almonds. Cook over a moderate heat to 280~ on a candy thermometer. Add the vanilla. Stir well and pour over the popped corn.
National Popcorn Week is the week before Halloween.
Ammaretto Popcorn
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3 quarts Popped popcorn
1 cup Unblanched whole almonds
1/2 cup Margarine or butter
1/2 cup Brown sugar -- packed
1/2 cup Amaretto
Heat oven to 250~. Arrange popcorn on 2 jelly roll pans; sprinkle almonds over popcorn. In small saucepan, melt margarine over low heat; stir in the brown sugar and amaretto. Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Boil 3 minutes. Remove from heat. Pour over popcorn; toss until thoroughly coated. Bake at 200~ for 1 hour; spread on foil or wax paper to cool. Store in loosely covered container.
Apricot Treat Popcorn
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1/4 cup Butter
2 tablespoons apricot Jelly or jam
2 tablespoons Brown sugar
1/2 cup Popcorn -- popped
1/2 cup Coconut -- toasted
1/2 cup Almonds -- toasted
1 cup Dried apricots -- cut small
In a heavy saucepan, put the butter, jelly and brown sugar. Cook over moderate heat to 235~ on a candy thermometer. Pour over the popped corn, coconut, almonds and apricots.
Astronaut Popcorn
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8 cups Popped popcorn -- *
1/2 cup Sugar
1/2 cup Tang -- powdered orange drink
1/3 cup Light corn syrup
1/3 cup Water
1/4 cup Butter
1/2 teaspoon Orange extract
1 teaspoon Baking soda
* 2 tbls of unpopped popcorn makes 4 cups (or 1 ounce) popped popcorn.
Place popcorn in a large buttered baking pan. In separate pan, combine sugar, drink mix, syrup, water and butter. Stir over medium heat until sugar is dissolved. Cook until mixture reaches 250~ on a candy thermometer, stirring frequently. Remove from heat and stir in orange extract and baking soda. Pour over popcorn, mixing well. Bake for 1 hour, stirring occasionally. Allow to cool completely.
Bacon Cheese Popcorn
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4 quarts Popped popcorn
1/3 cup Butter -- melted
1/2 teaspoon Seasoned salt
1/2 teaspoon Hickory-smoked salt
1/2 cup American cheese -- grated
1/3 cup Bacon bits
Pour freshly popped corn in large bowl. Combine margarine with hickory-smoked salt. Pour over popcorn; toss well to coat. Sprinkle with cheese and bacon bits. Toss again and serve while warm.
Bayou Popcorn
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3 tb Butter; or margarine
1/2 ts Garlic powder
1/2 ts Cayenne pepper
1/2 ts Paprika
1/2 ts Dried thyme
1/2 ts Salt
12 c Popped corn
In a heavy saucepan, melt butter over med. heat. Stir in remaining ingredients except popcorn. Cook for 1 min. Pour over popcorn, tossing to coat evenly. Serve at once.
BBQ Popcorn
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6 tablespoons Hot air-popped popcorn
1/3 cup Butter
3 tablespoons Chili sauce
1 teaspoon Onion powder
1 teaspoon Chili powder
1/2 teaspoon Salt
2 tablespoons Grated Parmesan cheese
Place popcorn in large bowl. In small saucepan, melt margarine. Stir in chili sauce, onion and chili powder and salt. Pour chili mixture gradually over popcorn, tossing to mix well. Sprinkle with cheese and toss.
Buffalo HotCorn
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2 1/2 qt.. popped corn
2 Cups corn chips -- slightly broken
1 Cup Dry-Roasted Peanuts
1/4 Cup butter
2 Tbsp. Louisiana-Style Hot Sauce
1 Tsp. celery seed
1/4 Tsp. salt
In small bowl, place 2 cups popped corn; set aside. Combine remaining popcorn with corn chips and peanuts. In small saucepan, melt butter with hot sauce, celery seed and salt; pour over popcorn/peanut mixture, tossing gently to coat. Spread on l5x10-inch baking sheet. Bake at 350'F for 10 minutes. Remove from baking sheet to large serving bowl. Toss with remaining 2 cups popped corn. Serve immediately or store in airtight container.
Butter Pecan Popcorn
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8 c Popped popcorn (about 1/3 to 1/2 cup unpopped)
Nonstick spray coating
1/2 c Broken pecans
2 tb Butter
1/3 c Light corn syrup
1/4 c Instant butter pecan pudding Mix
1/4 ts Vanilla
Discard unpoppped popcorn kernels. Spray a 17x12x2-inch roasting pan with nonstick coating. Place the popped corn and pecans in the pan. Keep popcorn warm in a 300-degree oven for 16 minutes, stirring halfway t hrough baking. Remove the pan form the oven. Turn mixture onto a large piece of foil. Cool popcorn completely. When cool, break into large pieces. Store leftover popcorn, tightly covered, in a cool, dry place for up to 1 week.
How do you keep popcorn from blowing away?
With a popper-weight (paperweight - ha! ha!)
Butterscotch Brownies A-Poppin
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1 cup dark-brown sugar, firmly packed
¼ cup vegetable oil
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
¾ cup finely ground, popped popcorn
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
Preheat oven to 350? F (177? C). Butter an 8-inch-square baking pan. In a large bowl, stir together brown sugar, oil and egg until smooth. Mix in nuts and vanilla. Mix together ground popcorn, baking powder and salt. Add to the oil mixture, stirring well. Spread evenly in the buttered pan. Bake for 20 minutes or until browned. Cut into squares while warm. Makes 16 brownies.