Home-made Microwave Popcorn

I love popcorn!!  I love the ease of microwave popcorn, but I don't like all the chemicals included in it...  The other option is the hot air popper, which we use a lot.. but we store it in a cupboard that is hard to access.   All of this means we don't do popcorn very often.
The other day I was in the grocery store and almost bought the microwave popcorn, then I wondered if I could make it myself.   Turns out I can!
I tried it two ways

First get a simple brown paper bag (yes, a paper lunch bag) and measure out 1/4 of popcorn kernels, 1 tsp olive oil and some salt.

 Pour popcorn kernels in paper bag.

 Add oil and salt.

 Shake, then fold top of bag 3 times.   Put in microwave -- you will need to listen to your own microwave.   Mine took 2 mins.

 Carefully open up bag (there is some steam) and pour into bowl.

 Voila --  popcorn!

And for the more healthy option -- get your paper bag, and 1/4 cup popcorn kernels, place in bag, fold top and pop in microwave.

Who knew microwave popcorn could be so easy and so inexpensive (and so healthy!!)  I found the taste was very similar.   I will continue with the plain popping (no oil) -- kids didn't care, they wanted butter on top. 


Recipe:
1/4 popcorn kernels
paper bag


OR


1/4 popcorn kernels
1 tsp olive oil
salt 
paper pag


place in bag (shake if adding flavouring) fold top of bag 3 times, place in microwave for 2-3 mins.   Cooking times will depend on your own microwave.   Listen and when the pop slows down, its time to take popcorn out.  Mine took 2 minutes.
Enjoy chemical free popcorn!