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Makes about 4 quarts
Ingredients
- Nonstick cooking spray or vegetable oil
- 3 Tbsp vegetable oil, such as peanut or canola
- 1/2 cup yellow popcorn kernels (3 ½ to 4 qt popped corn)
- 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
- ¾ tsp ground cayenne pepper (or chipotle powder, if you want a smoky-spicy-salty-sweet flavor) *Psst: we used chipotle powder for the process shots and cayenne pepper for the hero image, hence the difference in color.
- 3 cups granulated sugar
- 1 cup water
- 1 1/2 Tbsp Diamond Crystal kosher salt
- 1 1/2 oz (3 Tbsp) cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
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