Thursday 12 November 2009

Popcorn in Toffee Sauce

Recipe yoinked from here - http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A972362

This is incredibly easy to make. The exact quantities are not important. It will turn out as sweet sticky goo whatever you do.

Method

  • Put a chunk (about 50g) of butter in a pan.

  • Add about 4 heaped tablespoons of soft brown sugar (demerera or turbinado is best). Do not use white sugar or it will be spoilt.

  • Add 2-3 tablespoons of golden syrup. To stop the syrup from sticking to the spoon, heat the spoon over a flame for a couple of seconds first. It works wonders. An alternative method of spoon-heating is to pour the water of a freshly boiled kettle onto the spoon, while keeping your hands protected by the likes of an oven mit. If you haven't any golden syrup then don't despair. As a last resort there is treacle, but it doesn't really work. In the unlikely event that you haven't got any treacle or golden syrup, then you could experiment with maple syrup. This is less viscous so less sugar should be used with maple syrup.

  • Stir together at a medium heat until the butter is completely melted, and all the sugar has dissolved.

Now you have made the popcorn and the toffee sauce, you need to put them together. This must be done while the sauce is still hot and liquid.

  • Put the popcorn into a large mixing bowl.

  • Drizzle the toffee sauce over the top.

  • Stir.

  • Keep stirring.

  • Stir some more.

  • Stop stirring if the sauce has now cooled to a degree where it is no longer runny and is setting, if not go back to stage three.

  • Leave until is cool enough to eat. (This fortunately is only a few minutes).

Stirring is very important. If the stirring is not done for long enough then the toffee sauce tends to form a sticky layer at the base of the bowl. In some ways, this can be a good thing, providing you with a lovely gooey dip for your popcorn. By changing the quantities of syrup and sugar, the sauce can be made more sticky or more runny. You should perform experiments to find your preferred viscosity.

Unless something went horribly wrong, you should by this stage be the proud owner of homemade toffee popcorn. It is best to eat quickly, or you will find that someone has eaten it for you.













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