Nutty Baked Caramel Corn

• 3 quarts popped popcorn
• 12 cup butter
• 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 14 cup dark corn syrup
• 12 teaspoon salt
• 14 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 cups mixed nuts (your favs!)

1. Preheat oven to 250 degrees.
2. Place popped popcorn into a large 4" deep buttered baking pan and place it in the oven to keep warm.
3. In a large saucepan, melt the butter over low heat.
4. Stir in brown sugar, corn syrup, and salt.
5. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly.
6. Boil without stirring for 5 minutes.
7. Remove from the heat and quickly stir in the soda & vanilla.
8. Remove popcorn from the oven.
9. Slowly pour syrup mixture over popcorn and add nut mix, mixing well.
10. Butter a 15.5"x10.5"x1" baking pan.
11. Turn all into the pan.
12. Bake at 250 degrees for 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes.
13. Remove from oven & cool completely.
14. Break or cut apart.
15. Store in tightly covered container.

popcorn, butter, brown sugar, corn syrup, salt, baking soda, vanilla, mixed nuts

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/nutty-baked-caramel-corn-197672 (may not work)