Apple Fritters

• porții: 20-24 fritters
• timp total: 45 minutes

Ingrediente

• 1 cup all-purpose flour

• ½ cup Wondra instant flour

• 2 tsp. baking powder

• 1 tsp. cinnamon, divided

• ½ tsp. kosher salt

• ¼ cup light brown sugar

• ⅓ cup whole milk

• 2 eggs

• 1 tsp. vanilla extract

• 2 tablespoons melted butter, slightly cooled

• 2 cups peeled and diced apples

• 3 cups canola oil for frying

• 2 tbsp. granulated sugar

Instrucțiuni

1. Sift flour, baking powder, ½ tsp. cinnamon and salt into a large bowl. Whisk in brown sugar.

2. In a small bowl mix together milk, egg, vanilla and melted butter until egg is well beaten. Slowly add milk mixture to dry ingredients while stirring constantly. Fold diced apples into the batter.

3. Fill the shallow round enameled cast iron oven with 2 ½ inches of oil. Heat oil over medium high heat until 360°F. Using two spoons, drop 4 heaping spoonsful of batter at a time into hot oil and fry until golden brown, about 2 minutes, turn the fritters and continue frying until both sides are a deep golden brown.

4. Remove fritters to a cooling rack or paper towels, then mix granulated sugar with ½ tsp. cinnamon and sprinkle warm fritters with some of the cinnamon sugar mixture. Continue frying 4 fritters at a time with remaining batter, adding oil as needed and keeping temperature at 360°F.