Caramel Popcorn

1 . Stage

Preheat the oven to 250 degrees F (120 degrees C). Place popcorn in a very large bowl.

2 . Stage

Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Stir in brown sugar, corn syrup, and salt. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Boil without stirring 4 minutes.

3 . Stage

Remove pan from heat and stir in vanilla and baking soda. Pour caramel in a thin stream over popcorn while stirring. Stir until evenly coated.

4 . Stage

Divide popcorn between two large shallow baking dishes. Bake in the preheated oven, stirring every 15 minutes, for 1 hour.

5 . Stage

Remove from oven and let cool completely before breaking into pieces. gielastic