I put the Crack in Cracker Jacks

Ok so feast your eyes on this batch of deliciousness....

Oh yes!  What you see here is a fresh batch of Crack Jack... 

I know you have all waited patiently for the recipe so here it is.  I PROMISE you will not regret this!

CRACK JACK
Makes a crap ton of popcorn

For the Pecans:

Ingredients:
1 egg white
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 tsp vanilla
1/4 tsp cayenne
4 cups of pecans chopped in 1/2

Preheat oven at 275 degrees

Line a cookie sheet with sil pat or wax paper.  (if using wax paper spray with cooking spray)
Beat the egg white till stiff.  Add sugar, vanilla and cayenne and stir till its all smooth.  Mix in the pecans and pour onto baking sheet.  Bake until browned - about 10-15 min

Makes enough pecans for 2 batches of popcorn and some to eat while you wait.


For the Popcorn

Ingredients:
2 bags of lightly salted (NOT BUTTERED) popcorn
1/2 c of unsalted butter
1/2 cup of light corn syrup
1/2 cup of packed brown sugar
1/2 tsp of vanilla
1/2 tsp of baking soda
a sprinkle of sea salt if you want

Preheat the oven to 250.

Pop the popcorn and set aside -- dig out the seeds and any unwanted pieces.
Spray a cookie sheet with cooking spray


In a heavy bottom saucepan heat brown sugar, corn syrup and butter over med heat.  Stir till it starts to boil and then leave it alone to boil over med heat for 5 min.
While the caramel is boiling spread the popcorn out over the cookie sheet and sprinkle with the candied pecans.
Remove from the heat and stir in vanilla and baking soda.
Drizzle over the popcorn and make sure they are all coated - mix it around if you need to.

Bake for 1 hour.  Let it rest to cool the sugar down before you try to fuss with it.  Break it up - put it in a giant ziploc and be surprised if it lasts 24 hours.


I brought a bag to work and now I am the new favorite person.  Just sayin'.

Thanks for reading and happy eating!