Corn Tempura

Corn Tempura Pretty a-maize-ing Inspired By: Gateau/Gato This recipe calls for 1/2 cup of cake flour. How is cake flour different from all-purpose flour? Cake flour has a lower protein content than all-purpose flour. To make cake flour for this tempura recipe, measure 1/2 cup of all-purpose flour, substitute 1 tablespoon of all-purpose flour with 1 tablespoon of cornstarch, and mix the flour and cornstarch together. Ingredients 2 ears corn 1/2 cup cake flour 1/8 teaspoon baking soda 2 pinches garlic salt 1 nori sheet, shredded into tiny pieces 1/2 cup ice-cold water Vegetable oil (frying) Dashi powder (optional) Instructions Shuck and rinse the corn. Use a knife to shave the kernels off the cob. Combine all of the dry ingredients (cake flour, baking soda, garlic salt, and nori) together in a large bowl Slowly pour the ice-cold water; do not stir the batter too much Add the corn and gently combine the corn with the tempura batter Heat vegetable oil to 330 degrees Fahrenheit U...