Homemade Apple Fritters

By Mrs_imUnLawson

Hot, fresh apple fritters. What a treat for a weekend breakfast, or even for dessert! Serve with the freshly made glaze, or if for dessert, with some vanilla ice cream on top!

Ingredients

• 1 heaping cup all-purpose flour
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• Dash salt
• 1 to 2 teaspoons cinnamon (depending on how much you love cinnamon)
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 tablespoon butter, melted
• 1 egg
• 1/3 cup milk + plus more if needed
• 1 to 1 1/2 cups apple, your favorite kind for eating, chopped into peanut size or smaller
• Oil for frying
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1 tablespoon milk

Preparation

Step 1

GLAZE:
Mix the 1 cup of powdered sugar with 1 tablespoon of milk.

FRITTERS:
Mix all dry ingredients together, slowly add the wet ingredients minus the apple.

Carefully mix until well combined. Gently fold in apple pieces. The batter should be the consistency of a light cake mix.

Once the oil is ready (when a test drop of dough floats to the top of the oil, a drop of water sizzles, or a piece of white bread browns in 60 seconds) then using a cookie scooper or soup spoon, place 4 to 5 balls of dough into the oil. Be careful not to overcrowd and watch carefully for the underside to turn golden brown, then gently flip over and continue frying until done. I cooked mine about 35 seconds per side, but they were the size of golf balls – adjust cooking times based on size of fritters and temperature of your oil, ideally around 365°F. It is always a good idea to test one to ensure it comes out like you are expecting.

Drain on paper towels and serve immediately, so they are nice and hot. Serve with glaze.