Easy Apple Fritters

INGREDIENTS

Apple Fritter Batter

• 2 cups (8 oz/225 g) Granny Smith apples
• 1 cup (5 oz/142 g) all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 ½ teaspoons cinnamon
• 2 large eggs
• ⅓ cup (2 ½ fl oz/80ml) buttermilk
• 2 tablespoons dark brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• Vegetable oil, for frying

Vanilla Donut Glaze

• 1 recipe Vanilla Donut Glaze

DIRECTIONS

1. Peel, core, and dice the apples up into very small chunks. Set aside covered with a damp piece of kitchen paper over them while you make the fritter batter.
2. In a large bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, and cinnamon.
3. In a seperate bowl, whisk the eggs, buttermilk, brown sugar, and vanilla extract.
4. Stir the wet into the dry ingredients until just combined, and then fold in the apples.
5. In a large saucepan over medium heat, pour oil to a 2-3 inch depth and set a thermometer in the oil to measure the temperature and set a wire rack on a baking tray and place near the saucepan.
6. When the oil has reached 350°F/180°C (medium heat), carefully drop a large dessert spoon of batter into the oil, roughly ¼ cup of batter.
7. After 2-3 minutes, when one side is golden brown then flip and let the other side cook until golden brown on the other side.
8. Lift the fritters out of the oil and place on the wire wrack. Once all the fritters are cooked, dunk them in the glaze and let dry back on the wire rack.
9. These fritters are best the day they are made, but any leftovers can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to one day.

NOTES

• A candy thermometer is super useful for this recipe. Be sure to keep the oil at 350°F (180oC). If it is too hot, the fritters won’t fry properly. If it is too cold, they’ll absorb too much oil and get soggy.
• For extra flavor, add a pinch of salt (roughly ⅛ tsp) to the batter.
• Make sure to cut the apples very small so that they cook in the short time they are frying.
• Use a Buttermilk Substitute if you don’t have any to hand.
• Oil is HOT when frying! Make sure you stay safe: place donuts carefully in the hot oil to avoid splash burns, watch carefully to make sure that the oil doesn’t start to smoke, and never walk away from oil heating on the stove! If you are a child making this recipe, make sure to get an adult’s help!