Renee Hand is an award winning author of romances and children’s fiction. Check out Genna’s review of the Crypto-Capers in the Library. And visit Renee’s website for more mystery fun. This recipe is from Morris, one of the Crypto-detectives.
After working hard on a case, Morris loves to eat his favorite snack—caramel crunch popcorn. Though he is often missing his mouth because of the big handfuls he takes, the stickiness of this flavorful treat helps him keep it in, as well as to stick to various other things, which he just saves for later. Hope you enjoy! Crunch! Crunch!
1 10.5-oz bag of microwave popcorn, popped. Or use popcorn from your popcorn maker.
1 c. butter
2 c. brown sugar, packed
½ c. corn syrup
½ tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla extract
½ tsp baking soda
Place popcorn in a lightly greased baking pan and set aside. Combine butter, brown sugar, corn syrup and salt in a heavy sauce pan. Bring to a boil over medium heat and cook 5 minutes. Remove from heat. Add vanilla and baking soda; stir well and pour over popcorn. Mix well. Bake at 250 degrees for one hour, stirring occasionally. Let cool; break up and store in an airtight container. Makes 27 cups.
