The love of my life...

Our New Found Love

KETTLE CORN

(betcha thought I was gonna say Andrew!)

So, we love Kettle Corn! Yes, it's true! We get it every time we go to a fair or festival... it is amazing. If you have never tried it... shame on you! You are REALLY missing out!!

Well, we got some on Monday at the Windmill and have been craving it since. Mom thought we could prob. make it ourselves... so she found a recipe online.

Here is our adventure...

Shake Shake Shake... don't let the sugar burn!

Add some salt... and .... mmmmmm...... it was amazing!

Here is the recipe we found... thanks to:

http://seattlest.com/2007/02/23/oh_joy_homemade_kettle_corn.php

As the name suggests, kettle corn must be made in something approximating a kettle (we used a 4-quart saucepan with a lid); an air popper (which for conventional popcorn is great) simply won’t do. This makes a largish portion for one, but feel free to double it.

1 tablespoon vegetable oil

1/4 cup popcorn kernels

2 tablespoons white sugarkosher salt to tastemelted butter (optional)

In your saucepan, heat the oil and popcorn kernels over medium-high heat, shaking the pan to keep the kernels from burning. When the kernels are about to start popping, they will become slightly lighter in color, and most importantly, they will start to smell like popcorn. At this point, sprinkle the sugar over the kernels and cover. With the lid on, continue to cook the popcorn by gently shaking the pan over the heat. When the popping has slowed (don’t keep cooking until the very last kernel has popped, you will end up burning the sugar), remove the pan from heat and empty the popcorn into a large bowl. Toss with salt immediately (when the sugar on the popcorn is still hot and sticky, the salt will adhere to the kernels better) and sprinkle with melted butter if you like. Enjoy while still warm.