Apple Fritters
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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: 2-3
CATEGORY: Breakfast/Brunch
METHOD: Deep-Frying
TIME: Prep/Total Time: 20 min.
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.