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Chef John's Apple Fritters

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35 min

Chef John's Apple Fritters

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Time

35 min

Serving

8 persons

Calories

248

Rating

4.00★ (207)

Cuisine

Author: Victoria Buriak
I didn't think I liked apple fritters, but turns out I just don't like chunks of almost raw apple, surrounded by a doughnut. Maybe I've just been going to the wrong shops, but I've never enjoyed the texture, and always wanted to try them with cooked apples.

Ingredients

  • butter: 1 Tbsp
  • Granny Smith apples - peeled, cored and cut into 1/4-inch dice: 2 piece
  • white sugar: 1 Tbsp
  • ¼ cups all-purpose flour: 1 piece
  • ½ teaspoons baking powder: 1 piece
  • kosher salt: 0.5 tsp
  • ground cinnamon: 0.5 tsp
  • ground ginger: 0.25 tsp
  • ground nutmeg: 0.125 tsp
  • egg: 1 piece
  • white sugar: 0.25 cup
  • butter: 1 Tbsp (melted)
  • sparkling apple cider: 0.5 cup
  • vegetable oil for frying: 2 cups
  • confectioners' sugar: 0.5 cup (or more if needed)
  • sparkling apple cider, or as needed to make glaze: 1 Tbsp

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Stages of cooking

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  1. Gather all ingredients. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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  2. Melt butter over medium-high heat and cook until it turns golden brown, 2 to 3 minutes. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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  3. Add apples and cook over medium-high heat until apples just begin to soften around the edges, 3 to 4 minutes. Sprinkle in 1 tablespoon sugar and continue cooking another 2 minutes. Remove from heat. Drain in a strainer; let cool to room temperature. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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  4. Whisk flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg together in a mixing bowl until well combined. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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  5. Whisk egg, 1/4 cup sugar, and melted butter together in a separate mixing bowl. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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  6. Add cooled apple pieces and sparkling apple cider; add the flour mixture. Stir just until flour is incorporated. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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  7. Heat oil in a deep-fryer or large saucepan to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spoon about 2 tablespoons batter per fritter, into hot oil, slightly flattening them out. Cook in batches. Fry on one side until small bubbles appear on the surface, about 2 minutes. Carefully flip fritters over and fry the other side until richly browned, about 2 more minutes. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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  8. Transfer with a slotted spoon to a paper-towel-lined plate to drain grease. Cool slightly before glazing. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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  9. Whisk powdered sugar and cinnamon in a mixing bowl. Add enough apple cider, 1 teaspoon at a time, to form a smooth glaze that is just runny enough to drizzle over fritters. Enjoy! Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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