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.