Bacon Cheddar Dip

Our girls went through a phase where every bowl of popcorn needed a very liberal dusting of cheddar cheese powder. Supplying such prodigious quantities of that powder led me to Alton Brown's recipe for popcorn seasoning — and 1 pound bags of cheddar cheese and buttermilk powder. When the cheddar popcorn craze ended, I needed something to use those ingredients. Grab a bag of ripple-cut chips and this dip and forget the popcorn.

• 1/2 lb light sour cream (8 oz)
• 2 tbsp cheddar cheese powder
• 2 tsp buttermilk powder
• 1/2 tsp onion powder
• 1/4 tsp kosher salt
• 1/4 tsp liquid hickory smoke
• 2 tbsp crumbled bacon bits (make your own)