Silk Apples
3 Apples
2 Egg whites
2 tablespoons Flour
2 tablespoons Cornstarch
Peanut oil for deep frying
1/2 cup Sugar
1/4 cup Honey
1/3 cup Water
1 tablespoon Peanut oil
1. Peel the apples, core and cut into wedges about 1/2 inch thick.
2. Whip egg whites until frothy. Add flour and cornstarch and beat into a
smooth batter.
3. Heat the oil to 375F. Dip each apple wedge into egg white batter,
place in hot oil and try, a few at a time, until crisp and brown.
4. Place in a single layer on a warm service platter. Bring remaining
ingredients to a boil in a saucepan and cook to a hard ball stage syrup;
280 F on candy thermometer.
5. Pour over apple wedges and serve at once, accompanied by a large
crystal bowl of water containing lots of ice cubes.
Serving: Each person picks up an apple wedge with a fork or small tongs
and dips it into the ice water to crystallize the sugar and harden the top, which
forms silk−like threads....hence the name.
3 Apples
2 Egg whites
2 tablespoons Flour
2 tablespoons Cornstarch
Peanut oil for deep frying
1/2 cup Sugar
1/4 cup Honey
1/3 cup Water
1 tablespoon Peanut oil
1. Peel the apples, core and cut into wedges about 1/2 inch thick.
2. Whip egg whites until frothy. Add flour and cornstarch and beat into a
smooth batter.
3. Heat the oil to 375F. Dip each apple wedge into egg white batter,
place in hot oil and try, a few at a time, until crisp and brown.
4. Place in a single layer on a warm service platter. Bring remaining
ingredients to a boil in a saucepan and cook to a hard ball stage syrup;
280 F on candy thermometer.
5. Pour over apple wedges and serve at once, accompanied by a large
crystal bowl of water containing lots of ice cubes.
Serving: Each person picks up an apple wedge with a fork or small tongs
and dips it into the ice water to crystallize the sugar and harden the top, which
forms silk−like threads....hence the name.