You know that old adage, "An Apple A Day Keeps The Doctor Away". Well maybe not in the this case with these apple fritters, although they're not too sweet and are fried in a good oil. I love an apple fritter, they're so wonderful, one of the comfort foods. Here is my take on a homemade Apple Fritter.
Recipe Below.
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I had a bag of very small Granny Smith Apples to use up, so why not make Apple Fritters I said to myself.
Chop the apples and add to a medium size bowl, toss with juice of 1/2 lemon, that keeps them fresh looking.
Get the batter mixing in another bowl.
Combine the batter and the apples.
And this is what you get, your batter full of apples.
The oil temp has to be just right, so they cook evenly and all the way through. Line a cooling rack with paper towels to drain.
You need a pair of tongs so you don't burn you fingers, see how hot that oil is!
Browning on one side then flip them over. I used a large saucepan to fry them in, only fried two at a time for even frying and to cut down on the oil splattering.
Wow! How good do these look? Pretty good ay! And full of apples.
Time to mix up some extra goodness, the glaze. Whisk it all together......
Dip the tops in, let the excess run off....
And my oh my, look what you have here....
And here......
And here! See some of those apples popping out?
De - licious! A great food anytime of day.
Homemade Apple Fritters
Ingredients
2 large Granny Smith Apples, peeled, cored and chopped
Canola oil for frying, about 3-4 cups
Juice from 1/2 lemon
3 tablespoons sugar
2 eggs
1 cup unbleached flour
2 teaspooons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup milk, I used skim, it was fine
Directions
In a medium bowl, toss the apples with the lemon juice, set aside.
In a large heavy saucepan or large frying pan, heat the oil until it reaches 375 on a candy/deep fry thermometer. Once it reaches the temperature remove the thermometer from the pan.
In a large bowl of a mixer, beat the sugar and the eggs. Add the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, salt and milk. Mix until all is combined. Add the apples to this mixture and mix with a spoon to incorporate the apples with the dough.
When the oil is ready, scoop out the dough with a small ice cream scoop or a small ladle, and carefully drop into the hot oil. Fry two at a time but do not crowd the pan, so they cook evenly. You can also use two tablespoons to drop the dough in. Fry on one side until golden brown, flip them over with tongs, fry on the other side until the same color is reached, it should take 2-3 minutes on each side. Remove from oil and drain on paper towels. Let cool completely. When cooled, dip the tops in the glaze, place fritters on a cooling rack to let glaze harden. These are best when served the day they are made.
To Make The Glaze:
Whisk together:
1 1/2 cups confectioner's sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
3 tablespoons water, may need more if it's too thick for dipping
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