Karinto (Candied Strips)
Dough:
1 small egg
1/4 cup water
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon sugar
1-1/2 cups flour
1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
Syrup:
3/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup dark molasses
1/4 cup water
Make a stiff dough with the above ingredients. Roll out thin (1/5”) and cut into strips 1/4” x 1-1/2”. Drop one by one into deep fat. Fry rather slowly until crisp, and drain on paper towels.
In a large saucepan, cook syrup ingredients of brown sugar, dark molasses and water until syrup spins a thread from edge of spoon.
Put fried strips into syrup and quickly mix until every piece is coated with syrup. Dry on waxed paper.
