Spiced Kettle Corn

Name: Spiced Kettle Corn
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 Tbsps butter; 1 teaspoons cayenne; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 118 milliliters popcorn kernels (unpopped); 1 teaspoon fine salt; 3 Tbsps sugar; 2 Tbsps vegetable oil

You can never have too many hor d'oeuvre recipes, so give Spiced Kettle Corn a try. This gluten free and vegetarian recipe serves 8. One portion of this dish contains roughly 1g of protein, 7g of fat, and a total of 112 calories. Head to the store and pick up butter, salt, sugar, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 10 minutes.

Instructions

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Have a hot pad or kitchen towel and a paper grocery bag or large baking sheet handy.

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Kitchen Towels

Baking Sheet

Heat the vegetable oil in a large heavy-bottomed Dutch oven or pan over medium heat.

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Vegetable Oil

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Dutch Oven

Frying Pan

Place a couple of kernels of popcorn in the pan. When the kernels pop, proceed to the next step.

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Popcorn

Pop

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Frying Pan

Once the oil is hot enough, add the butter and stir quickly into the oil to prevent burning. Immediately add the popcorn and stir (the butter may not be completely melted).

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Popcorn

Butter

Cooking Oil

Add the sugar right away and stir again. Cover the pan, and start shaking it gently back and forth on the burner, using a hot pad or kitchen towel to protect your hands. Keep shaking as the popcorn pops.

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Popcorn

Sugar

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Kitchen Towels

Frying Pan

Once you start hearing 1 or 2 seconds of quiet between the pops, turn the heat off immediately. This means the popcorn is mostly popped. (Be careful not to overcook, as the popcorn can easily burn.)

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Popcorn

Pour the popcorn into the paper bag or onto the baking sheet and sprinkle with salt, cinnamon, and cayenne. Allow to cool a few minutes before placing in a bowl. (Careful, the hot sugar makes the popcorn extremely hot!)

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Cinnamon