How to store

Dry, unpopped corn kernels are best stored in a tightly closed container in the freezer. Leftover popped corn (no oil) can be placed in a zippered plastic bag and stored at room temperature for up to 2 weeks. If the corn has been treated with oil, keep it in the refrigerator. To reheat popcorn, scatter popcorn on a rimmed baking sheet and place in oven at 160C for 5-10 minutes.

How to Refresh Dried Popcorn Kernels

Some grains dry out and do not burst. Soak them overnight in cold water. Drain and dry thoroughly before use.

What to do so that the popcorn does not get damp

Remove the lid as soon as the corn stops popping to prevent steam from condensing on the lid and dripping back into the pot onto the fresh popcorn.

How to mix with salt

First mix popcorn with melted butter. A wet surface holds salt better and
other seasonings.

How to reduce fat

Place popcorn kernels in a paper bag and drizzle with cooking spray. Seal the bag and microwave on high for 2-4 minutes until the grains pop.

How to Improve the Taste of Microwaved Reduced Fat Popcorn

Brush lightly with vegetable oil (so that the spices stick), then toss with the seasonings. Prepare seasoning mixes as below and stir in 8 cups of popcorn (made from a cup of corn)

popcorn recipes

SIMULTANEOUSLY AND EVENLY HEAT ALL GRAINS TO THE OPENING TEMPERATURE.

1. Use only vegetable oil. The best is coconut. Maybe corn. Worst of all - sunflower. You need a little oil - cover the bottom of the dish with a layer of melted butter. ALWAYS IN A CLOSED POT! EXPLODING GRAINS JUMP LIKE I DON'T KNOW WHAT. Diet popcorn is prepared without oil in a non-stick pan.

2. Preheat the cookware to operating temperature before adding the grain - the grain will open better.

3. To mix the grain during the heating process, you need to shake it up. If this is not done, the grain will open worse, and the finished flakes will burn. The STIR CRAZY home popcorn maker has a stirrer.

4. Do not overload the dishes with grain. If the dishes are overfilled, shaking will not help, because. there will be no free space.
In a four-liter pan - no more than 150 grams of grain.

5. The cooking process ends when the opening pops are no longer heard.

6. Remove unopened grains from the finished product! It's too hard for teeth! To do this, shake the dishes several times. Unopened grains will settle to the bottom. After that, carefully pour the cereal into plates so that the unexploded grains remain in the pot or pan.

Just salty popcorn: powdered salt is poured into a heated dish along with grain. DO NOT use coarse table salt! She won't dissolve. Americans love to flavor with butter. To do this, you need to prepare 35-45 grams of small cream chips from frozen butter, and sprinkle it with still hot popcorn.

Just sweet popcorn vegetable oil should be filled more - 30 grams per 100 grams of grain. Powdered sugar is poured into a heated dish on top of the heated grain. Cook over low heat so that the sugar does not burn too much to the bottom. The melted sugar glazes the finished flakes.

Classic American popcorn is made with coconut oil. After cooking, it is seasoned with additives (usually "cheese" or "bacon") and sprinkled with finely chopped butter. Everything is to taste. By the way, the STIR CRAZY machine provides a simple way to apply butter on popcorn during cooking.

The recipe is simple: buy microwave popcorn. Further - according to the instructions.

Oriental s-a-ads from popcorn

For 30 pieces: 1 teaspoon vegetable oil, 100 g milk chocolate icing, 50 g dark chocolate icing, ½ cup nuts, raisins, and popcorn.

Pour vegetable oil into a large saucepan and sprinkle with corn.
(Remember, 25 grams of popcorn makes about a liter of popcorn!).
Cover with a lid, put on fire and hold the lid tightly. The popcorn is ready when the corn stops popping.
Now let's prepare the glaze: melt two types of glaze in a water bath, mix them, heat over low heat. Add popcorn, raisins and nuts. It's good to mix everything. Then spread the mass with a teaspoon on a kitchen board, and form cakes with the second spoon.

Popcorn balls of Grandma Petrella (American Grandmother)

Components:
1 cup sugar
⅓ cup white corn syrup
⅓ cup water
¼ cup butter or margarine
¾ teaspoon salt
¾ teaspoon vanilla
3 liters of ready-made popcorn

Directions:

Prepare popcorn and remove any unopened kernels.
Combine sugar, syrup, water, oil and salt in a saucepan. Stir until sugar dissolves.
Cook over low heat without stirring until the syrup is able to turn into brittle balls in cold water (132°C on a candy thermometer).
Add vanilla and mix lightly so that the vanilla is evenly distributed throughout the volume.
Slowly pour syrup over popcorn and mix well.
Wet your hands lightly and roll the mixture into balls. Do not press hard - just so that the balls stick together.
When the balls have cooled, wrap each in wax paper.
Make about 12 popcorn balls.

BON APPETIT!

How to make delicious popcorn at home

Popcorn itself is not a harmful product, it's just "exploded" corn grains. But the quality of the butter (especially how many times it has been used) and artificial additives are exactly what sets us apart from children eating store-bought popcorn. Much better to treat the kids to homemade popcorn, which is both safer and tastier.

To make popcorn at home, we need corn grains (pay attention to the composition of the product, there should be nothing extraneous in the annotation, only corn) and vegetable oil. Popcorn can be cooked in the microwave or simply on the stovetop in a pot. Practice shows that it is easier to make popcorn in a saucepan, because it is easier to keep track of it so that it does not burn. Sweet or salty, caramel or chocolate, popcorn with lemon flavor - in the article you will find recipes for every taste.

How to make popcorn at home: in the microwave

At the bottom of a plastic container, pour a little vegetable oil and spread the corn. Many grains are not needed, as they will greatly increase in volume. Shake the container so that the grains are covered with an oil film. It is important that the grains lie in one row. We cover the container with corn on top with a cap and send it to the microwave for about a couple of minutes (at full power). At first, intense and frequent pops will be heard, as soon as it becomes quieter, it’s a good idea to check the popcorn (it may burn a little and the taste of the dish will deteriorate).

How to make popcorn at home: on the stove

Pour a little vegetable oil into a saucepan with a tight lid (preferably transparent to see the whole process) and heat it up. To test, throw one grain into the oil, if it opens, then the oil has warmed up enough. Pour the grain, shake and close the lid. We remind you once again, the grain should lie in only one layer! As soon as pops begin to be heard, that is, the corn begins to explode, remove the pan from the heat. The remaining grains will open themselves, because the oil is hot.

How to flavor popcorn at home

Now comes the fun part - giving the popcorn flavor and aroma. Popcorn can be sweet, salty or spicy. Choose the option according to your taste.

salted popcorn

To make salty popcorn, salt the still-hot popcorn with fine salt, preferably sea salt or iodized salt. You can add chopped dried herbs or spices. Some put pepper (black pepper is especially good in combination with nutmeg).

sweet popcorn

Children, of course, prefer sweet popcorn. The easiest way is to sprinkle the still hot popcorn with powdered sugar (you can add a little vanilla sugar or coconut flakes).

You can make popcorn with lemon or orange flavor. To make your own natural citrus flavor, you need to remove the zest from a lemon or orange, dry it and grind it together with sugar in a coffee grinder. It turns out not only fragrant, but also a color additive. Try sprinkling hot popcorn with this mixture, very tasty and beautiful.

To make caramel popcorn, you need to melt a little good butter in a pan, add sugar and cook, stirring, until caramel forms. Then just pour the caramel over the popcorn and you're done. You can add a little cocoa to the caramel, you get chocolate popcorn.

Popcorn has long been popular all over the world and has won the love of millions of people. This dish is a grain of a certain variety of corn, subjected to heat treatment. Due to the effect of high temperature (about 200 degrees), liquid starch inside the grain explodes its shell, forming a foamy bulk mass, which instantly solidifies. The calorie content of “pure” corn without additives is 300 kcal per 100 g, and with the inclusion of additional ingredients, it can reach up to 500 kcal.

This airy delicacy is immediately associated with relaxing in the park or going to the cinema. But often not entirely useful components are added to its composition, so many began to cook popcorn at home on their own. It is very simple and fast, and most importantly - harmless. Consider step by step and with a photo how to make popcorn at home in several ways.

The benefits and harms of popcorn

Popped corn without third-party additives and spices is relatively low in calories, but at the same time very nutritious. It contains vitamins of group B, which help to maintain body tissues in good shape, and also have a beneficial effect on the condition of nails and hair. When eating fried corn grains, metabolism and heart function are normalized.

The product is rich in potassium, calcium and vegetable fiber, the benefits of which are to cleanse the intestines and fight extra pounds.

Unfortunately, in many outlets, popcorn is prepared with an abundance of flavor enhancers and other foreign substances that can harm the body. No matter how tasty such a delicacy is, you should not abuse it and absorb it in large portions. It is recommended to eat this yummy no more than 2-3 times a week and always on a full stomach.

Corn selection

Not all varieties of grains are suitable for cooking airy treats. Corn for popcorn should preferably be from wild-growing uncultivated varieties, where the kernels have a strong shell that can withstand exposure to high temperatures. An ordinary culture intended for cooking will not work, as it will quickly burst without reaching the required degree of roasting. This is one of the main reasons why homemade popcorn may fail.

You can also purchase ready-made special grains for popcorn in dry form. The contents of the package are easily and quickly prepared in a microwave oven, or on a dry frying pan. You just need to follow the instructions on the pack itself.

Popcorn in a frying pan

To prepare popcorn in this way, you need only two ingredients and a minimum amount of time.

You will need:

• Large frying pan with a thick bottom and a lid (can be replaced with a saucepan);
• Corn grains - 100 g;
• Refined vegetable corn or sunflower oil - 30 ml.

The cooking scheme is very simple:

1. Pour oil into a frying pan and warm it up well, reduce the flame level to a minimum. Oil can not be used at all, but the dishes must be non-stick or Teflon coated;
2. Quickly spread the corn evenly in a single layer over the hot oil. This is necessary so that all the grains open and fry;
3. Close the lid tightly, add gas and wait. After a while, pops from bursting grains will begin to be heard. They can be very strong, so you may have to hold on to the lid to keep our popcorn from popping and spilling onto the stove;
4. When the frequency of pops decreases, you need to gently shake the pan without opening the lid;
5. After the mixing process, remove the corn from the flame and leave to cool for 10 minutes under the lid. During this time, the remaining grains should open in the hot oil. After this time, open the lid. The popcorn in the pan should be ready. The product should be consumed completely cold.

If you like salty popcorn, then immediately after removing the lid, sprinkle the corn with finely granulated salt, but ordinary or iodized salt can also be used. A sweet version can be obtained by sprinkling a hot treat with powdered sugar, which can also be additionally flavored with cinnamon or vanilla.

Popcorn in the microwave

This method is particularly simple, so microwave popcorn is an ideal option for quickly preparing your favorite treat for a home movie show.

You will need:

• Container or glassware with lid for microwave oven;
• Corn kernels;
• Vegetable oil.

How to make popcorn:

1. We lay the grains on the bottom of the container in one layer. It's best not to take too many at once. It is necessary to calculate the amount based on the fact that 25 g of corn during frying will fill a volume of 1 liter;
2. Pour a little oil over the corn so that it is slightly covered with an oil film;
3. Close the container tightly with a lid and send it to the microwave for 4 minutes at full power. As soon as intensive pops cease to be heard, then the product is ready. You can immediately sprinkle the treat with powdered sugar or salt, making popcorn sweet or salty, respectively.

You can also make caramel yummy. To do this, pour a glass of sugar and 30 g of high-quality butter into a small saucepan. Boil the mixture for 10 minutes on low gas, stirring regularly, at the end add two tablespoons of water and mix everything again. Pour the finished caramel in a thin stream into the popcorn and mix well.

An even simpler option is to make popcorn from prepackaged seeds. To do this, you need to carefully remove the bag, without violating the tightness and place it in the oven with the picture down. You also need to make sure that during rotation the package does not touch the inner walls of the device, otherwise some grains may not open or burn. You need to cook a yummy for three minutes at maximum power. Once the crackling stops, the product is ready.

Popcorn in a special machine

The easiest and fastest way to prepare your favorite treat is with a popcorn machine. But at the same time, this option is more expensive, and it is rarely possible to purchase the unit itself in ordinary household appliance stores. You can order it mainly in specialized online stores. In addition, it will be possible to purchase raw materials and additives for making popcorn.

Such devices differ in a variety of sizes, functions, appearance, and, accordingly, have different performance and cost. Therefore, when choosing a device, you should pay special attention to all these parameters.

To make your favorite delicacy using such a device, you just need to follow the instructions: pour a little oil and pour the right amount of grains. Additionally, flavoring and non-stick additives are added. The boiler is preheated to a high temperature, reaching about 300 degrees, under the influence of which the grains burst. In a word, everything is exactly the same as in a frying pan or in a microwave, only more automated.

But do not forget that any technique requires careful maintenance. Therefore, the apparatus must be washed after each cooking process, and each time cooking with new oil. Careful operation will help to avoid breakdowns and allow you to regularly delight yourself and loved ones with the freshest airy treat.

Video: Popcorn at home

Many associate eating popcorn, or popcorn, exclusively with movie theaters. It's so nice to crunch under a good movie. However, at home you can please yourself and loved ones with such a dish. Popcorn can be found in different types - salty, cheese, caramel. The latter is the most popular. How to make sweet popcorn at home? Simple enough! In addition, this dish is much cheaper than store-bought.

Delicious popcorn in a pan: what do you need?

How to make sweet popcorn in a pan? First you need to prepare the following ingredients:

• a quarter cup of corn for popcorn;
• a glass of sugar;
• three tablespoons of vegetable oil;
• a couple of tablespoons of water;
• a couple of drops of lemon juice;
• half a teaspoon of soda.

These ingredients allow you to prepare the popcorn itself and caramel to it.

cooking corn

How to make sweet popcorn? First, prepare the corn itself. You need to choose the right dishes. A pan with thick walls and high sides is perfect. It is also worth picking up a heavy cover for it. The lung can bounce from the impact of exploding corn kernels. You can also use a heavy bottomed pot.

Pour the entire portion of the oil into the pan, lightly heat over medium heat. Shake out the grains and immediately cover with a lid. Soon the grains will begin to open, and characteristic pops will be heard. At this time, the pan with a lid is shaken a little so that the corn heats up evenly, which means that the whole one also opens. When the interval between pops becomes more than twenty seconds, you can turn off the corn. Leave it under the lid, starting to prepare caramel.

How to cook caramel?

How to make sweet popcorn? Add caramel to it! According to the basic recipe, you can cook both salty and sweet products. For sweetness, add caramel. It is also easy to prepare.

Pour water, all the sugar and lemon juice into a small saucepan. They put everything on slow gas and just watch the pan. It is not necessary to stir the caramel, you can only occasionally turn the pan, slightly raising the sides so that all the sugar is covered with water.

Now it's time to act as quickly as possible. Ready caramel has a pleasant color and a characteristic smell. The lid of the pan with popcorn is quickly opened, soda is poured into the caramel, as a result, foam from the sweet ingredient is obtained, it is poured into corn. Thoroughly mix the grains so that they are all saturated with the sweet ingredient.

Then the grains are laid out on a baking sheet, preferably in one layer. Cool like this for ten minutes.

Sweet popcorn on granulated sugar: ingredients

You can cook popcorn right away without dividing the process into cooking corn and caramel. To do this, take:

• corn;
• four tablespoons of sugar for every hundred grams of grains;
• vegetable oil.

In principle, these are all the necessary ingredients. Next, let's look at how to make sweet popcorn at home. This recipe is quite budgetary, and you do not need to spend time making caramel. Ready grains are sweet and fatty, due to vegetable oil. Sweetness can be adjusted to taste, for example, by adding more sugar or reducing its amount.

Preparing a sweet dish

To begin with, they opt for a frying pan with a glass lid. This will allow you to monitor the cooking process so that the grains do not burn, but open.

Odorless vegetable oil is poured into the bottom of the dish. It should cover the entire bottom. Pour the grains and put the pan on a strong fire. It is better to pour the grains in portions so that they are laid out in one row. Then there will be less burnt and closed grains.

Corn grains are sprinkled with sugar on top. Scatter gently so that the sweet ingredient gets on all the corn. Then cover everything with a lid and wait. After a couple of minutes, the grains will begin to open, pops will be heard. Now the pan needs to be shaken, and often enough. Then the grains will be mixed with sugar and butter, they will not burn. When the interval between claps becomes three seconds, you can remove this batch by transferring it to a dry dish and let it cool. You can put a new portion of the grains. This is a simple recipe that shows you how to make sweet popcorn with minimal ingredients.

Who does not know about such a delicacy as popcorn? Perhaps there are no such people. It is often bought in the cinema hall to enjoy the film while watching. However, preparing such a delicacy yourself is simple and quite cheap. You need to purchase special grains for popcorn, they can be found in large chain stores or ordered online. Then you should try making sweet popcorn with granulated sugar and vegetable oil. It's simple enough. How to make sweet popcorn that is as good as store bought? You need to spend a little more time and make a special caramel filling. It is not only tasty, but also fragrant dish.

Popcorn (popcorn) is ardently loved by both adults and children. Who hasn't taken a walk in the park, or sat in a movie theater with a big bucket of popcorn?

But, unfortunately, manufacturers often sin with harmful additives, and nutritionists recommend preparing this delicacy exclusively from homemade corn at home.

1 General information about the history

Popcorn has its origins in the North American Indians. They were the first to discover that some varieties of maize (wild corn) burst when heated.

The Indians prepared popcorn in two ways. First: whole cobs were put into boiling oil on a fire. Second: they separated the grains and put them in small baskets, after which they hung them over the hearth and periodically shook them. And already in 1519, the navigator Hernan Cortes discovered this dish to Europeans.

1.1 Which corn is suitable for popcorn?

Not every variety is suitable for making this delicacy. Corn seeds suitable for making popcorn have a drop of water with starch inside. Under the influence of high temperature (in the microwave or in a pan), the water heats up and turns into steam, which becomes cramped inside the grain. The pressure on the walls of the grain becomes unbearable and the steam breaks it from the inside.

An interesting fact: grains suitable for popcorn contain 21% more fat and protein than regular cereal grains. The composition of this cereal is similar to wheat.

Popcorn suitable for popcorn has thinner walls. They look shiny and polished. The percentage in them is much lower than in ordinary ones.

1.2 Best varieties for popcorn

Among the wide variety of types of corn, there are several of the most proven and popular:

corn for popcorn "Volcano"

1. "Volcano". It grows up to 200 cm, the length of the cob is about 20 cm. The grains are light, oblong. One of the most disease resistant varieties.
2. "Pop-Pop". Medium early variety. Relatively low stem, about one and a half meters. The grains are orange and wide.
3. "Zeya". One of the most spectacular varieties of corn. Has grains of saturated burgundy color. The variety is early. Stem up to 180 cm. Cob length about 20-25 cm.
4. "Ping pong". Tall plant, grows up to 220 cm. Forms a large number of small (120-150 mm) cobs with oblong grains.
5. "Hotel". A drought tolerant variety that tolerates heat well. Tall stems reach 230 cm. Heads are large, up to 25 cm.
6. "Granddaughter's Joy". Very productive, early maturing variety, which, however, requires frequent watering. Disease resistant. It grows low (150 cm) and has small heads of cabbage (12-15 cm).
7. "Red". A very beautiful variety with deep red cobs. Grows up to 150 cm with small heads of cabbage. Very popular and decorative.

When choosing a variety of popcorn, take into account your location, climate, growing conditions! Create the most correct conditions for the growth of the plant, and it will certainly please the harvest.

1.3 Growing corn for popcorn

Growing this cereal is no different from growing regular corn. It should be remembered that the rhizome develops extremely slowly, does not like sandy soils, and the plant itself is oppressed by grass.

2 Popcorn technology

Popcorn is sold most often in the form of a semi-finished product with various flavors and sweeteners. The manufacturer carefully packs it in bags and you just need to put one in the microwave or oven.

But, having home-grown popcorn with your own hands, you can not depend on the tastes of the manufacturer, but experiment yourself!