How to Make a Milk Popcorn Nest
One of the many skills that people have learnt during this pandemic is culinary skills. With all the free time people had to stay indoors, some have mastered their culinary skills. With a reliable internet connection, you have access to YouTube and other sites that can teach you about anything.
Moreover, even schools shut down. So what better time to bond with your children as you cook away?
When you look at these interesting times objectively, one of the benefits was for families to bond. It is one of those rare times where all family members gathered together without the pressures of work, school and other commitments.
One interesting recipe that is simple to make yet delicious is the Milk Popcorn Nest. It is a snack you will need as you idle away on your Couch or watching your favourite TV series. Moreover, it is loved by both young and adults. And by the way, you won’t gain weight since it has minimal calories and fats. Do you want to see my Milk Popcorn recipe? Brace yourself.
Ingredients
¼ cup of sugar
2 tablespoons of butter
½ cup of milk powder
¼ corn kernels/ abi corn/ popcorn maize
Process
Get a nonstick pan with a lid to prevent your popcorn from sticking and getting burnt. Also, the lid will contain it inside so that it doesn’t spill over the whole place.
Into the pan add butter, then the popcorn maize.
Turn on the heat and put your pan with its ingredients. Start with high heat until butter is hot, and then reduce to medium. Cover the pot now.
Shake the pot every 10 seconds to avoid your popcorn getting burnt.
Turn heat to low now. Your popcorn seeds will take time to start popping. Popping is best done on low heat since the seeds cook inside out hence popping.
When it starts popping, keep shaking your pot so that even the seeds on top get down to the pot and pop as well.
When there is no more pooping, it shows all your seeds have popped.
Open the lid and add sugar, mix it fast and keep stirring. Heat must be maintained on low.
Then you will see the sugar melting and disappearing.
Then add more melted butter (2 tablespoons) to make the popcorn get that buttery flavour and have more milk on them.
Add your milk powder to the mixture.
Turn off the heat and keep stirring as the pot is still hot. You want to make sure all your popcorn is equally coated with butter, sugar and milk powder.
Now it’s ready. You can serve alone or with tea.
During these pandemic times, Milk Popcorn is the ideal snack to eat away as you watch your favourite movie, play your video game or as you study something. You can decide to cook a lot, put it in an enclosed container and keep getting some, microwave and eat. It’s a great way to snack away as opposed to other unhealthy snacks full of calories.
And since there is not much activity we are doing lately, the chances of gaining weight are very high. Besides, even gyms are closed. Did I tell you that popcorn is one of the healthy snacks because it contains minerals, vitamins and polyphenol antioxidants? It is also said to be among the leading sources of fibre.
However, keep away from pre-packaged microwave popcorn as it is said to contain perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) chemical that is associated with various health issues. My recipe above of making popcorn from scratch is healthy, easy and delicious.
Final Word
If you are bored eating the same foods and snacks, you might want to try out my milk Popcorn recipe. It is quite easy, cost-friendly because it uses few ingredients and is fast. There is no reason why you should lack minerals, vitamins and polyphenol antioxidants got from popcorn.