Cinnamon Candy Popcorn

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1 cup popcorn, unpopped
• 12 ounces red cinnamon candies, red hots
• 1 cup butter
• 1/2 cup light corn syrup
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon oil

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 250*.pop 1 cup of popcorn -- (you should have about 6 quarts popped).
• 2 butter a large roasting pan. combine the popped corn in the prepared pan. place in the oven while preparing the glaze.
• 3 place red hot candies in a 2 cup measure and fill to the top with granulated sugar. boil red hot candy, sugar, butter, corn syrup and salt for 5 minutes.
• 4 remove from the heat and add baking soda and oil --
• 5 stir well and pour over popped corn, tossing quickly to distribute evenly.
• 6 bake for 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes.
• 7 remove from oven, using a metal spatula, free popcorn from the bottom of pan.
• 8 let cool completely in the pan.
• 9 break into clumps.
• 10 store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 1 week.