Stir Crazy Kettle Corn Food

KETTLE CORN POPCORN

Steps:

• Put popcorn and oil in a stove top popcorn popper over medium heat. When oil is hot and corn begins to sizzle, add sugar. Stir or shake constantly to avoid burning the sugar. When popping slows to once every 2 or 3 seconds remove from heat and pour popcorn into a large bowl.
• Mix vanilla extract into the melted butter and drizzle over popped popcorn. Toss popcorn well to distribute the butter evenly. Allow popcorn to cool for 3 to 4 minutes to crisp up.

KETTLE CORN

Steps:

• Process granulated sugar and salt in a mini food processor for 60- 90 seconds.
• Using a large heavy gauge pot with lid place on stove and preheat on medium high.
• Pour Safflower oil in pot and heat oil for about 1 minute.
• Pour corn into hot oil.
• Heat corn with oil for about 30 seconds; add corn syrup to hot oil and popcorn that has not yet popped.
• Stir corn mixture to mix corn syrup into the oil.
• Place lid on pot.
• The corn should be starting to pop shortly.
• Shake pot constantly while cooking.
• When the popcorn starts to pop and has a layer of popped corn covering the raw corn very quickly pour the salt and sugar mixture in to the popcorn that is popping.
• This needs to be timed right, and quickly done.
• A few kernels may fly out.
• A glass lid is a big help.
• During the cooking process you must be constantly shaking the pot.
• When the corn has slowed the process of popping, quickly remove the pot from the stove and pour into a large bowl.
• It's better if some has not popped so the rest will not burn with the sugar content.