How to make green popcorn

Video: How to make green popcorn for St. Patrick’s Day

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Method 2 of 2: Coloring finished popcorn
Tips
Warnings
What do you need
Dyeing grains
Coloring ready-made popcorn
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1 Place the butter, canola oil, corn syrup, salt, and food coloring in a bowl. Preheat in the microwave until the butter begins to melt, or 40-50 seconds. Mix well.

2 Place the corn kernels in a bowl. Stir well so that the grains are completely covered with the mixture. This will cause each grain of corn to burst into color and flavor.

3 Place a lid on the dish and microwave on high heat for 3-5 minutes. After 1-2 seconds, the grains should start to burst. Times may vary depending on the type of microwave and bowl you use. Therefore, you may need to watch 1-2 batches a little to figure out how long it will take to make the popcorn. If you cook it for too long, it will burn, smoke and smell bad, so keep a close eye on the time.

4 Transfer the popcorn immediately to a baking sheet lined with wax or parchment paper. Leave the unbroken grains in the bottom of the bowl. This will prevent the popcorn from sticking to the bowl as it chills. Some syrup may remain at the bottom of the bowl, along with unbroken grains.

If you turn the bowl over and empty it completely on the baking sheet, the unbroken grains will stick to the popcorn, which is completely undesirable.

5 Store in an airtight container. A resealable plastic bag will work too. However, it is best to eat the popcorn within a few days.

Method 2 of 2: Coloring finished popcorn

1 Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Then add sugar, corn syrup, tartar and salt. Then increase the temperature slightly and let it boil. Stir constantly to melt the sugar.
2 Add food coloring and stop stirring (as soon as it boils). Set a timer for 5 minutes and step back - resist the temptation to stir the mixture. The mixture should be around 250-260 ° F (121 ° C).
- Cook the popcorn during this time. Place it in a bowl and remove any grains that haven't burst - you don't need them.
3 Remove it from the microwave and add vanillin and baking soda. While hot, quickly add the mixture to the popcorn and stir gently to coat the entire popcorn evenly.
4 Transfer the finished popcorn to a baking sheet. Pre-coat the baking sheet with parchment paper or non-stick spray so that you can easily transfer the popcorn and clean the baking sheet. Bake it at 200 ° F (93 ° C). Watch it and stir every 15 minutes.
5 The popcorn is ready.

Tips

You can fantasize and add edible silver balls, pink sugar, colorful glitter, etc.

Warnings

Be careful when working with hot sugar.
When you open the popcorn dish, do not smell the steam that is coming from the inside. You can get burned and even poison yourself. BE CAREFUL!