St Patricks Day Popcorn Recipe 455 Food

ST. PATRICK'S DAY POPCORN

Steps:

• Place popcorn in a large roasting pan; keep warm in a 250° oven. Meanwhile, in a large heavy saucepan, combine the sugars, water, corn syrup, vinegar and salt. Cook and stir over medium heat until mixture comes to a boil. Cook, stirring occasionally, until a candy thermometer reads 260° (hard-ball stage)., Remove from the heat; stir in butter until melted. Stir in food coloring. Drizzle over warm popcorn and toss to coat. Cool. Break into pieces. Store in an airtight container.

ST. PATRICK'S DAY POPCORN

Steps:

• Place popcorn in a large roasting pan; keep warm in a 250 degree oven.
• Meanwhile, in a large heavy saucepan, combine the sugars, water, corn syrup, vinegar and salt.
• Cook and stir over medium heat until mixture comes to a boil.
• Cook, stirring occasionally, until a candy thermometer reads 250 degrees (hard ball stage).
• Remove from the heat; stir in butter until melted. Stir in food coloring. Drizzle over warm popcorn and toss to coat. Cool.
• Break into pieces. Store in an airtight container.

GREEN POPCORN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 250 F.
• Melt the butter in a small saucepan over medium-low heat. Stir in the sugar and light corn syrup. Let it come to a boil. When the sugar dissolves, remove the caramel syrup from the heat.
• Stir in the salt and baking soda. The syrup will bubble up. Let it settle down a bit, stirring, then add the green food coloring.
• Start with 4 to 5 drops. Stir it in. Add more food coloring until it reaches the desired shade of green.
• Place the popcorn in a large mixing bowl. Pour the green caramel syrup over the popcorn. Toss to coat the popcorn well.
• Divide the popcorn between two jelly roll pans that have been lined with Silpat mats. Spread the green popcorn out into an even layer.
• Bake in preheated oven for 30 to 45 minutes, stirring every 10 minutes or so.
• Serve and enjoy immediately, or store the popcorn in an airtight container.