I mentioned last week in my real food post that we make popcorn in just a bag in the microwave instead of buying bags of microwave popcorn. I hope it will interest some of you to learn exactly how we do that!
Place a small amount of kernels in the bottom of a brown paper lunch bag. Don’t put too many… any more than a single layer is too much.
Fold over bag twice. (You may use one staple to secure it if you think you need it, but we usually don’t.) Place bag on its side and shake it around a little so the kernels are once again in a single layer.
Place bag in the microwave and set it for about 4 minutes (you will not leave it in that long). Listen as it pops and remove it as soon as you hear it slow down (the first 3-4 second gap). If any kernels do get burnt, you can remove them and the rest of the popcorn will still taste fine.
Pour popcorn in a bowl and top as desired. Some of our favorite combinations:
-melted butter and popcorn salt
-melted butter and jalepeno popcorn salt
-melted butter and cinnamon sugar (or sugar alternative)
Let us know if you try making it this way! Enjoy!
(We also make it another way too, using coconut oil heated in a large pan with a lid on the stovetop, but that method will have to wait for another post.)
I’ve tried it and no matter how careful I try to be, I almost always burn it! So we will stick to our air popper. Does the same thing anyway 🙂
@StaceyYep! It’s the same as using an air popper.
Tad makes the BEST popcorn—in a pan with coconut oil!!
We use an air popper, so the final product is the same. We love it this way but, because it’s not cooked with oil the seasonings don’t stick. Insteasd of melted butter we’ll often use a spray oil (like Pam). Works great and adds less fat. Of course it doesn’t taste as good as butter 🙂
We use an air popper, so the final product is the same. We love it this way but, because it’s not cooked with oil the seasonings don’t stick. Insteasd of melted butter we’ll often use a spray oil (like Pam). Works great and adds less fat. Of course it doesn’t taste as good as butter 🙂
Air poppers are great!