Popcorn Snack

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups brown sugar
• 1 cup butter
• 1/2 cup corn syrup
• 1 teaspoon almond extract or 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 16 cups popped popcorn
• salt, lightly
• 2 -3 cups pecan halves (or cashews, peanuts...)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 300 degrees.
• 2 in a medium saucepan mix together the butter, brown sugar and corn syrup.
• 3 heat to boiling.
• 4 boil for 5 minutes stirring often.
• 5 remove from heat.
• 6 while stirring add the cream of tartar and baking soda as it will foam up.
• 7 stir in the almond or vanilla extract.
• 8 place popcorn and nuts on a cookie sheet.
• 9 pour the sugar mixture over and mix well, coating each piece.
• 10 bake at 300 degrees for 20 minutes, stirring after 10 minutes.
• 11 remove from oven, cool and break apart.