December 23, 2010

{ Baking Day }

It was baking day around here yesterday
{Thanks, Traci, for all of your help.}
This is the Cinnamon Bun Popcorn that we made.
The recipe is from Best Bites.
I tripled the it.
It was so easy & so yummy!

Cinnamon Bun Popcorn
12 C popped popcorn (about 1/2 C kernels)
1 C pecan halves, roughly chopped
1 C brown sugar
3/4 t cinnamon
1/4 C karo syrup (or honey makes a good substitution)
1 stick real butter (1/2 C)
1t vanilla
1/2 t baking soda

3 squares almond bark (about 4 oz)

Preheat oven to 250 degrees

Place popcorn and chopped pecans in a large bowl and set aside.

Combine brown sugar and cinnamon in a 2 liter capacity microwave safe bowl. Mix well. Chop butter into chunks and place on top of sugar mixture. Pour corn syrup over the top of everything. Microwave on high for 30 seconds and then stir to combine. Return to microwave and heat for 2 minutes. Remove and stir and then microwave for 2 minutes more.

Remove from microwave and add in vanilla and baking soda. Stir to combine. Mixture will foam and rise. Pour caramel mixture over popcorn and pecans and stir very well so everything is well coated.

Spread popcorn mixture onto a foil-lined jelly roll pan. Place in oven and bake for 30 minutes, stirring every 10 minutes.

Remove from oven and spread out on a large piece of parchment, waxed paper, or foil.

Melt almond bark according to package instructions. Drizzle over popcorn mixture. When almond bark is hardened and popcorn is cool, break into chunks and enjoy!


Neighbor goodies are done & delivered.
The plan for today is to get all of the wrapping done. {fingers crossed}

I am signing off for the rest of the week to enjoy this time with my family.
But, before I go I want to say thank you to all of you wonderful ladies who left kind comments for me, my sisters & mom about our homes.
It was so much fun to read them all.

Have a Merry Christmas!

23 comments:

  1. Ok, first of all. Yum!! I can almost smell it! Second, I find it funny that when people show pictures of something, I tend to take a sneak peak around their homes at the other things in the picture. I can't be the only person that does this. I am so in love with your window seat and all the lovely pillows. I can almost see the rug under the table and I know that i would love that too. Ok, that's it, done stalking through your house. Have a Merry Christmas!

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  2. Holy cow! I want some. :)

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  3. This sounds delicious - I think I'll try it for an afterschool snack this week! Thanks!

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  4. Do you absolutely HAVE to use butter? I have a dairy free kid who would love this. Any chance we could use a dairy free substitution?
    Andie

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  5. This is amazing! I found this on Pinterest. I made it as a small gift for my staff, but it was so good that I kept eating and eating and eating... Then I had to make more to fill their bags with! Thanks for posting!

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  6. Hi this sounds really good, but can you tell me what "almond bark" is, I'm not sure we have it in Australia

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  7. I will definitely be giving this a try......SOON!!! Thanks for sharing!

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  8. Jo-almond bark is a vanilla flavored candy coating. It is mostly sold in stores around Thanksgiving and Christmas time where I'm from. You could melt some white chocolate and it would be a great substitution.

    Jamie-Is the recipe you posted the triple version, or did you triple that? I am thinking this would be a great Christmas gift for teachers and office staff at my little sister's school!

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  9. I love this recipe. We just downloaded it a few weeks ago and have made it several times. I always double the recipe.
    Thank you for sharing this recipe with us.

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  10. I used Puff Corn instead I of popcorn . In Minnesota, it's made by Old Dutch, but other areas may have something similar. It was very good - I will be making it again!

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  11. Delicious! Just made it...even without the pecans it was delicious!

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  12. Oh my goodness! This popcorn is amazing! I can't wait to make it for the family Christmas Party this year. My mom will flip over this :)

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  13. I just made this and it was super easy. My question is can I freeze it? I want to give it as gifts for our Christmas Eve party, but I need to make it ahead of time. Being that it expires in three days I'm not sure if I can pull it off. If I can start making it now and then freeze it until Christmas Eve that would be great. Any thoughts?

    Jules

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  14. I made this tonight but instead of popcorn, i used rice chex cereal abd after the oven, i coated it with powdered sugar and cinnamon. A.Maze.Ing

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  15. Okay SERIOUSLY this stuff is AMAZING!!! I made it for Christmas and several times since. Such a simple recipe and everyone loves it. I was lazy and hate popping popcorn so I went to the store in search of already popped popcorn. I found a brand called "Popcorn Indiana Kettlecorn". It was perfect! I justified the added sugar with the fact that the package said "whole grain" and "all natural". lol ;) Thanks for sharing such a wonderful recipe!!!

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  16. I have a question, when you say "t" do you mean tablespoon or teaspoon? Thanks!

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  17. I have a question, when you say "t" do you mean tablespoon or teaspoon? Thanks!

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  18. I have a question, when you say "t" do you mean tablespoon or teaspoon? Thanks!

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  19. M Chappell..."t" means teaspoon. Thanks for visiting!

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  20. Definitely making this for my holiday cookie/candy swap. It looks amazing and I am hoping that it is super easy to make. Looking forward to the wonderful smells of the holidays!

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  21. I think I am going to try this for my husbands coworkers. Looks yummy! What did you package it in?

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