Caramel Corn Puffs - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 (5 oz.) bags Old Dutch corn puffs
1 lb. nuts (optional)
1 c. butter or margarine
2 c. brown sugar
1/2 c. corn syrup
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. vanilla

Preparation

Place corn and nuts in a large kettle.
Combine butter, sugar and syrup in a 4-quart saucepan.
Cook over medium heat.
Stir until sugar is dissolved.
Bring to a boil and boil 5 minutes. Remove from heat and pour in soda and vanilla.
Pour over corn, stirring to mix and coat.
Bake in a 250\u00b0 oven for 1 hour.
Stir every 15 minutes.
Let cool and store in covered container.