At Buchheit, visitors are greeted by friendly faces and the smell of freshly made popcorn. Even though National Popcorn Day is January 19th, guests of Buchheit can receive a free bag of popcorn anytime they visit any of our stores. Logan Buchheit said that his favorite part of the store is the “family atmosphere when you first walk in. It has that simple living, country feel to it and the free popcorn makes it more than worthwhile.”
In the stores, we use Nancy the Popcorn Queen’s recipe. At a manager’s meeting, each store brought in a sample of their popcorn and the managers did a blind taste test. Nancy Bray’s favorite memory of her 10+ years of Buchheit experience was when her popcorn recipe was chosen by the store managers and she was featured in the circular advertisement. After her recipe was implemented into the stores our quality of our popcorn and presentation greatly improved. Guests were no longer required to bag the popcorn themselves and warming lamps were installed. Tim Buchheit believes that this, “provided a better experience for our customers.”
Here are some fun popcorn recipes from the Food Network to try on National Popcorn Day.
Jamaican Jerk
Wisk 5 tablespoons of melted butter with 1 ½ tablespoons of jerk seasoning, 1 teaspoon curry powder and ¼ teaspoon of cayenne; drizzle over 16 cups of hot popcorn. Toss with 1 cup toasted coconut and 2 teaspoons of grated lime zest. Season with salt.
Ranch
Make 16 cups of hot popcorn and toss with 4 tablespoons of butter and a 1-ounce packet of ranch seasoning mix. Season with salt.
Buffalo Melt
Stir in 6 tablespoons of butter, 1/3 cup buffalo hot sauce, ½ cup crumbled blue cheese, and celery leaves to 16 cups of hot popcorn. Season with salt.
Cinnamon and Sugar
Drizzle 6 tablespoons melted butter over 12 cups of hot popcorn; toss with 4 cups of Cinnamon Toast Crunch, 1/3 cup sugar, 2 teaspoons cinnamon, and 1 teaspoon kosher salt.
S’mores
Whisk 5 tablespoons of melted butter with 2 teaspoons each vanilla extract and kosher salt; drizzle over 16 cups of hot popcorn. Toss with 2 cups each mini marshmallows, chocolate chips, and lightly crushed graham crackers. Spread onto baking sheets and bake at 350 degrees F until the marshmallows and chocolate are slightly melted.(Approximately 2 minutes)
