Ingredients:
APPLE FRITTER:
3-4 cups apples, diced about 2-3 apples, peeled and diced into bite-size pieces (honeycrisp or granny smith)
1 tablespoon lemon juice fresh
1 1/4 cup all purpose flour
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons baking powder
pinch nutmeg or apple pie spice!
pinch ground ginger (optional)
1 tablespoon granulated sugar
2 large eggs at room temperature
1/3 cup milk
1 tablespoon melted butter cooled
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Vegetable oil for frying
GLAZE:
1 cup confectioner’s sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
2-5 teaspoons milk or water
Instructions:
-Dice your apples, place in a bowl and add lemon juice. This will prevent the apples from browning.
-In a large bowl, whisk eggs. Add milk, vanilla, and cooled melted butter (don’t add it hot, you’ll cook your eggs!) Whisk together with a fork until it is all combined.
-In another medium sized bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, nutmeg, and ground ginger.
-Add dry ingredients to wet and mix well until a loose dough is formed. Fold in the apples.
-Fill a frying pan or sauce pan with about 3-4 cups of oil or so that you have about 3-4 inches of oil in your pan. Heat oil over medium heat until the oil reaches 375°F with a candy thermometer or an instant read thermometer. If you don’t have a thermometer, use the wooden spoon test.
-Use a measuring cup to drop batter into oil, 1/4 cup or 1/3 cup. Fry until the outside is golden brown. Flip and fry other side until golden brown, for a total of about 4-5 minutes. You’ll know they’re done if you insert a small knife into the center and it comes clean. If not, fry a little longer so that the center is fully cooked. This time will depend on the size of your fritter.
-Use a slotted spoon to transfer to a paper towel-lined cooling rack and let cool. Repeat with all the batter.
GLAZE:
-In a small bowl, combine the sugar, vanilla, and 2 teaspoons of milk (or water). Add more milk, 1 teaspoon at a time, until you have the consistency you want. Think thick by drizzly.
-Drizzle the glaze over the cooled fritters and let dry.