Apple Fritters

Name: Apple Fritters
Yield: Makes 10 fritters
Ingredients: 2 , Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored, and cut into 1/4-inch pieces; 2 cups (10 ounces), all-purpose flour; 1/3 cup (2⅓ ounces), granulated sugar; 1 tablespoon, baking powder; 1 teaspoon, table salt; 1 teaspoon, ground cinnamon; 1/4 teaspoon, ground nutmeg; 3/4 cup, apple cider; 2 large, eggs, lightly beaten; 2 tablespoons, unsalted butter, melted; 3 cups, peanut or vegetable oil, for frying; 2 cups (8 ounces), confectioners' sugar; 1/4 cup, apple cider; 1/2 teaspoon, ground cinnamon; 1/4 teaspoon, ground nutmeg

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Appears in Cook's Country February/March 2011, Cook's Country TV

Desserts or Baked Goods

Fruit

Breakfast & Brunch

Fruit Desserts

You can’t have apple fritters without apples. But apples caused a bushel of problems.

SERVESMakes 10 fritters

TIME1¼ hours

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Regardless of their variety or whether they were sliced or grated, the apples in our Apple Fritters exuded juice and produced soggy, undercooked interiors. We found that the best solution was to dry the apples with paper towels and mix them...

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