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Lemon Cloud Popcorn

Name: Lemon Cloud Popcorn
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 5 quarts.
Ingredients: 4-1/2 quarts popped popcorn; 2 cups sugar; 1/2 cup light corn syrup; 1/2 cup water; 1 tablespoon lemon extract; 1/2 teaspoon baking soda; 1-1/2 teaspoons grated lemon zest

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Prep/Total Time: 30 min.

Makes

5 quarts

"I love the unexpected lemony flavor of this light snack," says field editor Trudie Hagen of Roggen, Colorado.

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Ingredients

4-1/2 quarts popped popcorn
2 cups sugar
1/2 cup light corn syrup
1/2 cup water
1 tablespoon lemon extract
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1-1/2 teaspoons grated lemon zest

Directions

Place popcorn in two greased 15x10x1-in. baking pans. Keep warm in a 225° oven.
Meanwhile, in a heavy saucepan, combine sugar, corn syrup and water; bring to a boil over medium heat. Stir occasionally until mixture reaches 290° on a candy thermometer (soft-crack stage). Remove from the heat; quickly stir in extract and baking soda. Pour over warm popcorn. Sprinkle with lemon zest; stir until well coated. Store in an airtight container.

Editor's Note: 1/2 cup of unpopped kernels equals about 4 cups popped popcorn.

Nutrition Facts

1 cup: 153 calories, 3g fat (0 saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 129mg sodium, 32g carbohydrate (24g sugars, 1g fiber), 1g protein.

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