Caramel Corn

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 12 cups popcorn, popped, unsalted, and unbuttered
• 1/2 cup margarine
• 1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1/4 cup corn syrup (light or dark)
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 250 degrees. place popcorn in a large, 4" deep, buttered baking pan. keep warm in oven.
• 2 butter a 15-1/2"x10-1/2"x1" shallow baking pan. in a large saucepan, melt butter over low heat. stir in brown sugar, corn syrup, and salt. bring to a boil, stirring constantly. boil without stirring for 5 minutes. remove from heat and quickly stir in baking soda and vanilla.
• 3 remove popcorn from the oven. slowly pour syrup mixture over popcorn, mixing well. turn mixture out onto buttered, shallow baking pan.
• 4 bake for 45 minutes, stirring every 15 minutes. remove from oven. cool completely. break apart if necessary. store in a tightly covered container.