FAMILY FAVORITE BUTTER TOFFEE POPCORN (EASY)

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My family has been making this recipe for well over 40 years. Need a sure seller for a bake sale or fundraiser? This is it. For 20 years, I packaged cute, ribbon-tied treat bags in school colors for nearly every athletic and band fund-raiser. For my own family, I package in individual serving ziplocks, then place in a pretty...

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Categories     Other Snacks

Time 40m

Number Of Ingredients 8

1/2 c butter
1 c sugar
1/4 c light corn syrup
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp baking soda
1 tsp vanilla
10 c popped popcorn (i use my favorite butter flavored microwave popcorn, about 2 bags.)
1-1 1/2 c almonds, pecans or dry roasted peanuts

Steps:

  • 1. Preheat oven to 250 degrees. Butter a large, rectangular roasting pan. Place popped popcorn and nuts in pan. Melt butter in medium saucepan. Stir in sugar, corn syrup and salt. Heat to a gentle boil, stirring constantly. Boil for 8 minutes, stirring only once over lowest heat possible to maintain a low, gentle boil. Remove from heat.
  • 2. Stir in vanilla and baking soda. Gradually pour over popped popcorn and nuts, coating well.Turn onto a large, greased baking pan with sides.
  • 3. Bake for 30 minutes total, stirring well after 15 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to cool completely on lightly buttered or non-stick foil. Store in tightly sealed ziplock bags.

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