Chef John's Apple Fritters recipe
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Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon butter 2 large Granny Smith apples - peeled, cored and cut into 1/4-inch dice 1 tablespoon white sugar 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder ½ teaspoon kosher salt ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon ¼ teaspoon ground ginger ⅛ teaspoon ground nutmeg 1 large egg ¼ cup white sugar 1 tablespoon melted butter ½ cup sparkling apple cider 2 cups vegetable oil for frying ½ cup confectioners' sugar, or more as needed 1 tablespoon sparkling apple cider, or as needed to make glaze
Nutrition Info
- 247.8 caloriescarbohydrate: 39.6 gcholesterol: 30.9 mgfat: 9.2 gfiber: 1.6 gprotein: 3 gsaturatedFat: 2.8 gservingSize: -sodium: 243.4 mgsugar: 22.9 gtransFat: : -unsaturatedFat: : -
Directions Chef John's Apple Fritters
Directions
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Melt butter over medium-high heat and cook until it turns golden brown, 2 to 3 minutes. 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.
Whisk flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg together in a mixing bowl until well combined.
Whisk egg, 1/4 cup sugar, and melted butter together in a separate mixing bowl. Add cooled apple pieces and sparkling apple cider, add the flour mixture. Stir just until flour is incorporated.
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.
Transfer with a slotted spoon to a paper-towel-lined plate to drain grease. Cool slightly before glazing.
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.