Dessert

Glazed Apples

Name: Glazed Apples
Yield: 6 dessert servings
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 2 medium apples, peeled, cored, and cut into 6 wedges each; 3/4 cup all-purpose flour; 2 Tbsp custard powder; 1/4 tsp baking soda; 1/4 tsp baking powder; 2 Tbsp black sesame seeds; 2 Tbsp neutral oil; 1/2 cup cold water; 1 cup sugar; 5 Tbsp water; 2 Tbsp neutral oil; 2 cups neutral oil, for frying; 1 large bowl ice water

Golden battered apple wedges are coated in a crisp, glassy sugar shell and cooled at the table in ice water - a dramatic Mandarin dessert.

6 dessert servingsVegetarian

Ingredients

2 medium apples, peeled, cored, and cut into 6 wedges each
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
2 Tbsp custard powder
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp baking powder
2 Tbsp black sesame seeds
2 Tbsp neutral oil
1/2 cup cold water
1 cup sugar
5 Tbsp water
2 Tbsp neutral oil
2 cups neutral oil, for frying
1 large bowl ice water

Directions

Combine sugar, 5 tablespoons water, and 2 tablespoons oil in a saucepan. Simmer over medium-low heat until syrupy, about 15 to 17 minutes. It is ready when a drop hardens immediately in ice water.
Mix flour, custard powder, baking soda, baking powder, black sesame seeds, 2 tablespoons oil, and cold water to make a batter. Coat apple wedges.
Heat frying oil to 325°F. Fry battered apples until golden, 2 to 3 minutes; drain. Coat apples evenly in the syrup, transfer to a lightly oiled platter, and dip each piece into ice water just before eating to harden the coating.

The handwritten annotation beside the batter is not fully legible, so this follows the printed formula. Use vegetarian custard powder; the recipe is otherwise vegan.