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

3
Prep Time:
10 mins
Cook Time:
10 mins
Total Time:
20 mins
Servings:
2
Yield:
2 servings

Ingredients

  • 1 cup cake flour

  • ¾ teaspoon baking powder

  • ¼ teaspoon salt

  • 1 egg

  • cup milk

  • ¾ cup chopped, peeled tart apple

  • 4 teaspoons butter or margarine, melted

  • 1 tablespoon sugar

  • 1 tablespoon orange juice

  • 2 teaspoons grated orange peel

  • ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract

  • 1 quart oil for frying

  • ½ cup confectioners' sugar

Directions

  1. 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 degrees F. Drop batter by rounded tablespoons into oil. Fry until golden brown on both sides. Drain on paper towels. Dust with confectioners' sugar. Serve warm.