Recipes
popcorn
Plain Jane Popcorn
This simple recipe shows you how to homemake your very own popcorn. It’s plain. It’s simple. And it’s ready to be dressed up with fun toppings, like grated parm, brown sesame & mustard or our macadamia butter-crunch.
Makes about 2 quarts of popcorn
Ingredients
3 Tbsp canola, peanut or grapeseed oil (high smoke point oil)
1/3 cup of popcorn kernels
2 Tbsp or more (to taste) of butter
Salt to taste
Method
Heat the oil in a 3-quart saucepan on medium high heat.
Put 3 or 4 popcorn kernels into the oil and cover the pan.
When the kernels pop, add the rest of the 1/3 cup of popcorn kernels in an even layer. Cover, remove from heat and count 30 seconds. This method first heats the oil to the right temperature, then waiting 30 seconds brings all of the other kernels to a near-popping temperature so that when they are put back on the heat, they all pop at about the same time.
Return the pan to the heat. The popcorn should begin popping soon, and all at once. Once the popping starts in earnest, gently shake the pan by moving it back and forth over the burner. Try to keep the lid slightly ajar to let the steam from the popcorn release, which will make for crisper popcorn.
Once the popping slows to several seconds between pops, remove the pan from the heat, remove the lid, and dump the popcorn immediately into a wide bowl. With this technique, nearly all of the kernels pop and nothing burns.
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Brown Sesame Mustard Popcorn
Makes 4 homemade gifts in 1qt bags or about 1 gallon of popcorn
Ingredients
2 Tbs. brown sesame seeds
2 tsp. ground (dry) mustard
2 tsp. sea salt
1/2 cup popcorn kernels
8 tbs. unsalted butter (preferably clarified) or olive oil
2 Tbs. dark sesame oil
Method
In a small bowl, stir together sesame seeds, mustard & salt.
Pop the popcorn using your preferred method. (For a quick how to, check out our plain jane popcorn recipe which gives you the skinny on how to skillet pop your kernels.)
Pour the popcorn into a large bowl.
Combine butter & sesame oil in a small bowl, stir.
Pour the oil mixture over popcorn & sprinkle with sesame seed mixture, tossing to coat.
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Macadamia Buttercrunch Popcorn
Makes about 4 homemade gifts in 1qt. bags or 1 gallon
Ingredients
1/2 cup of popcorn kernels (or 16 cups popped corn)
2 cups raw, whole macadamia nuts (about 1/2 pound)
1 1/4 cups packed light-brown sugar
5 Tbs. organic corn syrup
10 Tbs. (1 1/4 sticks) unsalted butter
2 tsp. coarse sea salt
3/4 tsp. baking soda
Method
Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
Cut Macadamia nuts in half.
Place in a single layer on a cookie sheet.
Roast for 5-10 minutes until light brown.
Lower oven to 200 degrees.
Pop the popcorn using your preferred method of popping corn. (For a quick how to, check out our plain jane popcorn recipe which gives you the skinny on how to skillet pop your kernels)
Pour the popcorn into a large bowl, and add the nuts.
Put sugar, organic corn syrup, butter, and salt in a medium saucepan.
Cook over medium heat, stirring, until mixture comes to a gentle simmer, about 4 minutes.
Stop stirring; continue cooking until mixture lightens in color, 5 minutes more.
Remove from heat; stir in baking soda.
Quickly pour sugar mixture over popcorn and nuts & toss to coat.
Transfer to rimmed baking sheets; bake, stirring every 20 minutes, until almost dry, about 40 minutes.
Let cool on sheets.
Bag, tag and gift it.
For more homemade holiday gift ideas, click here.
*** We love to provide healthy, savory, happy recipes but remember we are not your doctor. Please follow the advice of your health-care provider about your diet and overall wellness and review labels for additional information on nutritional content.
