Chewy Caramel Popcorn

Credit: Sister Martin

Ingredients:

• 1 cup margarine
• 2 cups brown sugar, packed
• 1 cup Karo syrup
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 2-3 tsp vanilla
• 1 cup popcorn kernels, popped and filtered for "duds"
• candy thermometer
  

Directions:

Melt margarine on stove top in LARGE pot. Add brown sugar and Karo syrup. Cook patiently and slowly to 234-236 degrees F (try to get above 230 and below 240 on the candy thermometer). Remove from stove. Add vanilla and baking soda. Stir quickly-- the batch will double or triple in size! Pour over popcorn and mix to coat. Yum!! You can also form the popcorn into balls if you'd like.

Dinner Rolls (Milk Bread Recipe)

Credit: Betty Crocker's Cookbook {from Summer Hornstein}

Ingredients:

• 3 1/2 to 3 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup sugar (with 1 Tbsp of it set aside)
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 package yeast (2 1/4 tsp)
• 1/2 cup warm water (approx. 110 degrees)
• 1/2 cup very warm milk
• 1 egg

Directions:

Mix water and yeast along with 1 Tbsp of sugar that was set aside. Let sit for about 10 minutes until yeast bubbles and mixture doubles in size.

In a separate bowl, mix the very warm milk, butter, and remaining sugar. Add to water/yeast mixture. Then add egg and mix.

Next, combine flour and salt; add to mixture of wet ingredients. Mix well, then knead by hand for 5-10 minutes. Lightly line a bowl with oil and place dough in the bowl, turning once to coat. Cover lightly with Pam-sprayed plastic wrap. Let rise 30-60 minutes, or until dough has doubled in size.

Shape dough into rolls (crescent shape works wonderfully!!) and let rise another 15-30 minutes. Bake at 375 degrees in preheated oven for 12-15 minutes. Makes about 15 rolls.