Oven-baked Caramel Corn

Ingredients

• 7 -8 quarts popped corn
• 2 cups mixed salted peanuts
• to taste pumpkin seeds, shelled
• to taste sunflower seeds, shelled
• 1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 cup butter (2 sticks)
• to taste margarine
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup corn syrup
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon butter flavoring
• 1 teaspoon maple flavoring
• 1 teaspoon baking soda

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 250 degrees.
• 2 place popcorn, peanuts, pumpkin seeds and sunflower seeds in a large container.
• 3 in medium sized saucepan, over medium high heat, bring all remaining ingredients except baking soda to a boil 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• 4 remove from heat and carefully stir in baking soda.
• 5 pour mixture over popcorn, mix in flat pans.
• 6 bake in batches 1 hour, stirring several times.
• 7 remove from oven and stir occasionally while mixture cools.
• 8 store in airtight containers.