Spiced Caramel Corn
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Adapted from Super Natural Cooking by Heidi Swanson (Celestial Press)Of course, when flipping through the book, trying to pick a recipe that I’d make for the site, my fingers came to a screeching halt on Spiced Caramel Corn. It probably wasn’t the ideal thing to make that day, since I just had dental work that morning. Nevertheless, I’ve been hoarding a jar of Orville Redenbacker’s (which are 100% whole grain, bien sûr…) and made a dash to the store for rice syrup, which is not something one finds everywhere in Paris (which may be the understatement of 2007). I was going to cheat and use honey, but didn’t want to risk failure, especially when my precious Orville was at stake.I knew exactly where to go: a terrific natural foods store, biocoop, conveniently located nearby. Aside from the excitement I alwasys feel when I get to do some shopping, which is especially acute when there’s food involved, I love that place since it’s the only place ...
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Ingredients
- 1/2 cup Popcorn unpopped
- 1/2 cup brown rice syrup
- 1/2 cup pure maple syrup
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg freshly grated
- 1/2 teaspoon chili powder I used pimento d'Espelette, which I sniffed to make sure it was still fresh. It was. And made me sneeze the nuts out I was munching all over my book. So I hereby consider my copy christened, pure
- 1 teaspoon salt fine sea salt
- 1 cup nuts I used cashews and almonds, sunflower and sesame seeds, mixed toasted
- 1 cup seeds I used cashews and almonds, sunflower and sesame seeds, mixed toasted
Instructions
- Pop the corn in a large, covered saucepan with the oil.
- When the popcorn is done, remove the pan from the heat, uncover, and set aside.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat.
- In another large pot, I recommend one that holds at least 8 qts, bring to a boil the syrups, spices and salt. Cook over medium heat, at a steady boil, avoiding the urge to stir. (Heidi recommends tilting the pot instead). After 5 minutes, when the syrup is reduced and deeply-fragrant (smells good, doesn’t it?…), stir in the nuts and seeds and popcorn. Mix gently until everything’s well-coated.
- Only stop if you have a blog and need to take a picture.
- Turn out onto the prepared baking sheet and let cool.
Notes
- Note: If you didn’t cook the syrup long enough and as it cools the popcorn isn’t quite crisp, you can toast it in a 325 degree oven for 15-20 minutes. As it cools, it’ll crisp right up and can be broken into pieces.
- *Heidi subscribes to the ‘Nancy Silverton School of Popping Corn’ that theorizes that 1 teaspoon of oil (although she uses clarified butter) is perfectly adequate for popping ½ cup of popcorn and I know a lot of people swear by that ratio. But I think it’s a chick-thing since mine always burns, so I add more oil that she recommends. I stick with my man Orville’s directions.
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