Ultimate caramel apples

1 cup water
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup heavy cream
10-inch square piece of styrofoam
6 popsicle sticks or small wooden dowels
6 Red Delicious or Golden Delicious apples
3 ounces white chocolate
3 ounces semi-sweet chocolate, finely chopped
1/4 cup chopped nuts

In heavy-bottomed saucepan, combine water and sugar. Over low heat, stir mixture
gently until sugar is completely dissolved. Increase heat to medium low and
cook, without stirring, until mixture is a dark amber color. Remove from
heat and carefully stir in heavy cream (mixture will bubble up and spatter a
bit, then subside.) Set aside to cool and thicken. Cover styrofoam with waxed
paper to catch caramel drippings (this will be a stand for caramel apples).
Insert popsicle sticks into bottom center of apples. Dip top half of each apple
into thickened caramel. Insert bottom of popsicle sticks into styrofoam,
allowing apples to stand upright so caramel runs down sides of each apple.
Refrigerate to harden. Meanwhile, melt white chocolate in top of double boiler
above gently simmering water; stir until smooth. Transfer melted chocolate to
pastry bag fitted with small writing tip. Drizzle thin, random strips of white
chocolate over each caramel apple. Repeat melting and drizzling with semi-sweet
chocolate. Sprinkle with chopped nuts.

Yield: 6 Servings

Choosing fresh apples:

Whenever you're shopping for apples, look for hard, fresh smelling fruit with a
full aroma and a smooth, tight skin. Good-tasting apples aren't necessarily
pretty, some of the best varieties aren't, but they should be free of bruises
and blemishes. Remember that when an apple ripens, flesh softens, sweetness
intensifies, acidity drops, and color and aroma increase. Once you get them
home, refrigerate apples and keep them away from strong-smelling foods, as
apples easily absorb odors. Discard any rotting apples; they emit gases that
are damaging to other apples, fruits, and vegetables.

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Sandy U.

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