Jamie's Spiced Sugar And Christmas Popcorn Recipe

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 3 fresh bay leaves
• 2 oranges, zest of, finely grated
• 2 lemons, zest of, finely grated
• 6 whole cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• whole nutmeg (10 gratings)
• 1 vanilla pod, halved lengthways
• 1 kg caster sugar, unrefined if possible
• olive oil
• 1 slice butter
• 250 g popcorn
• 6 tablespoons spiced sugar

Recipe

• 1 spiced sugar:.
• 2 put all of the sugar ingredients, except the sugar into a food processor and whiz until well blended and fine. add the sugar and whiz again to combine everything together.
• 3 spread the sugar out on a tray to dry out for a couple of hours before using, as it will be slightly moist at this stage.
• 4 once dry, sieve the sugar to catch any large pieces and discard them. keep the sugar in an airtight container. it will keep for ages!
• 5 popcorn:.
• 6 put the oil and butter into a pan on high heat. once the butter has melted, add the popcorn and stir well to coat. cover and leave to pop, shaking occasionally.
• 7 put the sugar into a large bowl and when the popcorn is ready, add it to the bowl, tossing quickly to coat it with the sugar.