Apple Fritters
This is an old Southern recipe. When we got home from a trip through the South years ago, I found the recipe among the brochures I brought back. I've been making these fritters ever since.
-John Robbins, Springdale, Pennsylvania
SERVINGS
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2-3
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CATEGORY
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Dessert
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METHOD
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Deep-Frying
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PREP |
10 min. |
COOK
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10 min.
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TOTAL
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20 min.
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INGREDIENTS
- 1 cup cake flour
- 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 egg
- 1/3 cup milk
- 3/4 cup chopped peeled tart apple
- 4 teaspoons butter or margarine, melted
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 tablespoon orange juice
- 2 teaspoons grated orange peel
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Oil for frying
- Confectioners' sugar
DIRECTIONS
In a bowl, combine the flour, baking powder and salt. In another bowl, beat egg and milk. Add the apple, butter, sugar, orange juice, peel and vanilla; mix well. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. In an electric skillet or deep-fat fryer, heat 1/4 in. of oil to 375°. Drop batter by rounded tablespoons into oil. Fry until golden brown on both sides. Drain on paper towels. Dust with confectioners' sugar. Serve warm. Yield: 2-3 servings.