Apple Fritters
User Reviews
4.8
Apple Fritters
Description
This recipe mixes flour, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon as the dry base, then adds lemon juice-coated apple cubes for tartness and moisture. Eggs, sugar, and milk are whisked to a fluffy batter before folding in the apple pieces. The batter is then dropped by spoonfuls into hot oil heated to 375°F, frying until the fritters develop a dark golden-brown crust that is crisp outside and tender inside.
The finishing touch is a simple glaze made from confectioners sugar balanced with lemon juice and water, drizzled over the fritters for sweetness with a hint of acidity. The result is a treat with a moist, warmly spiced interior and a lightly crispy, glazed exterior.
Ingredients
Apple Fritters
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- 3 cups apple Granny Smith or Fuji
- 3 tbsp sugar
- 2 egg
- 1/4 cup milk
- cooking oil for frying
Fritters Glaze
- 1 1/2 cup confectioners sugar
- 1/4 tsp lemon juice
- 4 tsp water
Instructions
Apple Fritters
- In a bowl, combine flour together with cinnamon, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
- Peel and dice apples into small pieces. Toss them with lemon juice in a separate bowl.
- In a bowl, whisk eggs with sugar until the mixture is fluffy. Stir in flour mixture. Follow with milk and stir to combine.
- Fold apples into the dough, just until apples are covered.
- Preheat a heavy pot with oil. Once the oil reaches 375°F you can fry fritters. Fritters are ready when they have a darker brown color, almost burned.
- Let them rest on a cooling rack or a papaertowel.
Fritters Glaze
- In a small bowl, combine confectioners sugar with lemon juice and water. Add water in small portions at a time. Stir until the glaze reaches a smooth texture.
- Drizzle the glaze over fritters and enjoy!
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 6servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 278 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 278kcal | 14% |
| Carbohydrates | 62g | 21% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 2g | 3% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 56mg | 19% |
| Sodium | 126mg | 5% |
| Potassium | 291mg | 6% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 42g | 84% |
| Vitamin A | 129IU | 3% |
| Vitamin C | 3mg | 3% |
| Calcium | 103mg | 10% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
4.8
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