I mean, who doesn't love popcorn (Ok, besides my husband!).
I think the absolute best popcorn is when my mom makes it over the stovetop, with oil, in a pan. Delish!
I don't have the patience to do that myself, and I also don't like the calories that come with the oil.
I usually just do the standard pre-packaged, store-bought microwave popcorn. (You know, probably the only thing you think of when think microwave popcorn.---until now!)
I'm typically calorie conscious, which means I eat the oh-so delicious 98% fat free microwave popcorn.
Even that has tons of preservatives, which I'm not such a fan of, if it can be avoided.
I've asked for a hot air popcorn popper before, to which my husband responds, "yay, more crap!"
Then, probably a year or two ago I heard a trick about making your own microwave popcorn, using a brown paper bag (you know, like you used to pack your school lunch in) and popping corn.
I finally tried it last week.
I added about 1/3 cup of popping corn to the bag. Nothing else. Just plain popcorn kernels.
I folded the bag a few times (tightly).
Put it in the microwave.
Success!!
How have I never tried this before? So simple, so cheap. If I reuse the paper bag a few times, even cheaper!
The only thing I might do is add a little piece of tape to the fold on the bag, but this time it didn't matter.
So fair warning that if you're not careful, you might have a popcorn explosion in your microwave. Just sayin'.
I added some salt and a little bit of spray butter
Now I want to expand into the world of popcorn seasonings. Things might just get a little crazy.Happy Popping!
