I made this recipe a few days ago after craving a Starbucks apple fritter. Believe it or not, there is only one Starbucks in all of Minot, and they stopped carrying apple fritters a while ago. Boo!
Oh well, I suppose we'll survive. David especially loves apple fritters though and I'm not the type to refuse fried dough- or fried anything for that matter- so I decided to try making my own. They came out nothing like the Starbucks ones, they were much more like doughnut holes to me, but they were still quite good.
Next time I will probably use an apple (or pumpkin!) puree to avoid the strange texture the chunks of apple add. And now I could really go for a Krispy Kreme Pumpkin Spice Cake Doughnut. Soon! :) James actually loved these too!
Apple Fritters
Fritter:
* 1 cup all purpose flour
* 1/4 cup sugar
* 3/4 teaspoon salt
* 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
* 1 teaspoon cinnamon
* 1/3 cup milk
* 1 egg
* 1 cup chopped apple
Glaze:
* 2 cups powdered sugar
* 1 1/2 tablespoons milk
Directions:
Combine flour, sugar, salt, baking powder, cinnamon. Stir in milk and egg until just combined. Fold in apple. Pour oil into skillet so that it is approximately 1 1/2 deep. Heat oil on high. Oil is ready when dough floats to top. Carefully add dough to oil in heaping teaspoons. Cook until brown, about 2 minutes, then flip. Cook another 1-2 minutes, until both sides are browned. Transfer briefly to paper towels to absorb excess oil, then transfer to cooling rack. Make glaze by stirring milk and powdered sugar together in a small bowl. Drizzle over apple fritters. Wait approximately 3 minutes for glaze to harden, then flip fritters and drizzle glaze over the other side. Best served warm.
Recipe credit: The Picky Apple
