Licorice Popcorn Recipe

Licorice Popcorn Recipe

Ingredients

• Serving Size : 16
• 16 cups popped popcorn – *
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 cup water
• 1/2 cup light corn syrup
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon anise extract
• 1 tablespoon black food coloring
• * 2 tbsp of un-popped popcorn will produce 4 cups (or 1 ounce) of popped popcorn.

Method

1. Place popcorn in large buttered baking pan.
2. Put the sugars, water, and corn syrup into a heavy pan over medium heat and stir.
3. After the mix has boiled, scrape sides of pan.
4. Place a candy thermometer in the pan and cook, without further stirring, to 250:.
5. Remove pan from heat and stir in butter, baking soda, anise extract and food coloring.
6. Pour over popcorn, mixing well.
7. Bake, uncovered, for 1 hour, stirring occasionally.
8. When cooled, store in air-tight containers.

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