How can I add butter to popcorn without making it soggy?

How can I add butter to popcorn without making it soggy?

Melt 1-2 tablespoons of butter (more if you're a butter-head). Fill a clean paper lunch bag half-way with your popped popcorn. Drizzle your melted butter along the sides of the half-filled bag, fold over the top, and shake vigorously for at least 30 seconds.

Why does my popcorn shrivel when I add butter?

Do you soak the kernels in melted butter and then pop the kernels or do you pop the kernels and then soak the popcorn in melted butter? ;? When enough heats is absorbed by a dried corn kernel the trace water it contains, turns to steam and it expands the volume of the kernel (pop).

Can I put butter in my popcorn maker?

Place the plastic guard that comes with your popcorn maker on top. … If your popcorn popper has this feature, place butter in the measuring cup to allow butter to melt as the popcorn pops. Otherwise, put the butter in your measuring cup and melt in in the microwave (30 seconds or less should do).

Can you microwave 2 bags of popcorn?

Multiple bags in a microwave are going to mess that up. … And do NOT use the “Popcorn” button on the microwave. It's practically guaranteed to burn some of it. If you're not going to stand there and listen to the progress, you shouldn't be popping it in the first place.