Popcorn is one of the easiest and healthiest snacks to make. It also provides entertainment for a good block of time. You don't even need an air popper or any other fancy contraption to make your own popcorn. All you need is some oil, popcorn kernel and this:
A large pot with a lid, and a stove to cook it on. My boys love to stand on stools and watch the popcorn pop (a glass lid is good for this). After the popcorn is done, I'll pour it into a large bowl, and then we have fun finding shapes in the popcorn. Some popular ones are an octopus, a hedgehog, dogs, and rabbits. We've also found one that looks like an octopod, a flower fountain, and an elephant riding a bicycle.
Home-made stove-top popcorn
1-2 tsp oil (one with a high smoke point like veg oil or coconut oil, enough to cover the bottom of the pot)
1/2 cup popping corn
Heat the oil in a large pot on the highest heat until the oil just starts to smoke. Pour the popcorn in, and cover the pot. Immediately start shaking the pan back and forth, or in circles across the burner and quickly as possible. The object is to keep the kernels and popcorn moving so they don't burn on the bottom of the pan. Keep shaking the pan until the popcorn is nearly finished popping (you'll hear a couple of kernels popping every couple of seconds). Remove from heat, and immediately pour popcorn into a large serving bowl.
You can add different toppings to the popcorn at this point, like melted butter or salt. However, we just eat it plain.
Enjoy! If you make some popcorn too, let me know what fun shapes you found.
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