popped amaranth?

[caitlinlea]

So I have been trying to make my own energy bars and lots of the recipes I want to try call for popped amaranth. I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong, but I'm having trouble with the popping part......I used a bit of coconut oil then put a thin layer of amaranth in the skillet. Maybe I tried putting too much in but it didn't pop? I did it over medium heat. Anyway, I tend to be inept in the kitchen so I'm not surprised.

Will someone walk me through this process? Or if you have any tips...

Thanks!

[SugarAndSun]

Heat the pan and then throw it in. I didn't use oil, I don't think. It also doesn't pop much, maybe yours popped and you didn't realize it. I gave up the energy bar making because it was so expensive.

I just realized I really was not much help!

[tinuviel_k]

I put mine in a hot dry pot to pop it, no oil.

[Epicurvegan]

I've only ever tried this when I had a microwave to use (don't have one at home) and I just put the amaranth in a paper bag and it popped quite nicely.

I agree with the others - don't use any oil in your pan. It'll "drown" the grains no matter how little you use.

[caitlinlea]

Great - thank you so much! I appreciate the respones.

[kimkim]

Very hot pan, zero oil, only put in a thin layer on the pan. If it's crowded they all won't pop evenly and if the pan isn't hot enough they won't pop. I did a whole how to on my blog if you want to see:
http://www.kimmykokonut.com/index.ph...a-pop-granola/
Good luck!