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Recipe
Apple Fritters

Apple Fritters

Great on their own, but they sure would kick plain vanilla ice cream up a notch!

  • Yield: 20 fritters

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 4 cups peeled and diced Fuji or Gala apples (1/4-inch dice)
  • 2 tablespoons light brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • Pinch of freshly grated nutmeg
  • Pinch of salt
  • 2 eggs, separated
  • 3/4 cup apple cider
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 cup plus 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
  • Vegetable oil, for deep-frying

Directions

  • Melt the butter in a 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat. Add the apples and sauté, stirring frequently, for 2 minutes. Sprinkle in the brown sugar, 1/4 teaspoon of the cinnamon, the nutmeg, and salt, and cook for 2 to 3 minutes more, until the apples are lightly coated with the syrup. Remove the skillet from the heat and set aside to cool.

  • In a medium bowl, whisk together the egg yolks and apple cider. Stir in the cooled apple mixture.

  • In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, and the 1 tablespoon granulated sugar. Make a well in the center of the flour and add the apple mixture. Gradually incorporate the flour into the wet ingredients, mixing gently with a whisk until uniform. Set the batter aside for 20 minutes.

  • Preheat the vegetable oil in a deep fryer to 350°F. Set a wire rack over a paper-towel- lined baking sheet.

  • Using an electric hand mixer, whip the egg whites until soft peaks form. Gently fold the whites into the batter until completely blended.

  • In a medium bowl, combine the remaining 1 cup sugar with the remaining 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon. Set aside half of this mixture in a medium container for the final sprinkling.

  • Working in batches of 3 or 4, and being careful not to overcrowd the fryer, add 2-tablespoon scoops of the fritter batter to the fryer. Fry the fritters for 4 to 5 minutes, until golden and cooked through, turning them as needed for even color. Remove the fritters with a slotted spoon or strainer, drain briefly, toss them in the bowl of cinnamon sugar, and set them aside on the wire rack.

  • Once you have finished frying them, roll the fritters a final time in the reserved cinnamon sugar, or just sprinkle the cinnamon sugar over the top. Serve immediately.

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