Name: Air-Fried Apple Fritters with Salted Caramel Sauce
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: Warm water (100 to 110 degrees F/40 to 45 degrees C) - ¼ cup; Active dry yeast - 1 teaspoon; White sugar - ½ teaspoon; All-purpose flour - 2 cups; White sugar - ¼ cup; Salt - ¼ teaspoon; Milk, at room temperature - ¼ cup; Vegetable oil - 2 tablespoons; Egg, lightly beaten - 1; Chopped apple - ½ cup; Ground cinnamon - ½ teaspoon; Purchased or prepared caramel sauce - ¼ cup; Hot water, or more as needed - 1 tablespoon; Coarse sea salt, as needed - 1 tablespoon

Air-Fried Apple Fritters with Salted Caramel Sauce

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15 min.

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Ingredients for - Air-Fried Apple Fritters with Salted Caramel Sauce

1. Warm water (100 to 110 degrees F/40 to 45 degrees C) - ¼ cup

2. Active dry yeast - 1 teaspoon

3. White sugar - ½ teaspoon

4. All-purpose flour - 2 cups

5. White sugar - ¼ cup

6. Salt - ¼ teaspoon

7. Milk, at room temperature - ¼ cup

8. Vegetable oil - 2 tablespoons

9. Egg, lightly beaten - 1

10. Chopped apple - ½ cup

11. Ground cinnamon - ½ teaspoon

12. Purchased or prepared caramel sauce - ¼ cup

13. Hot water, or more as needed - 1 tablespoon

14. Coarse sea salt, as needed - 1 tablespoon

How to cook deliciously - Air-Fried Apple Fritters with Salted Caramel Sauce

1. Stage

Stir together warm water, yeast, and 1/2 teaspoon sugar; let stand until foamy, about 5 minutes.

2. Stage

Stir together flour, 1/4 cup sugar, and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a medium bowl. Add yeast mixture, milk, oil, and egg; stir until a soft dough comes together. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth, 1 to 2 minutes (dough will be sticky). Pat dough into an 8-inch square.

3. Stage

Toss together apple and cinnamon in a small bowl, and sprinkle over 1/2 of the dough. Fold the side with no apples over the apples and knead until apples are dispersed, about 30 seconds. Transfer dough to a lightly greased bowl, cover, and let rise in a warm place until doubled in volume, about 1 hour.

4. Stage

Lightly flour a piece of parchment paper; set aside. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Cut into 8 pieces. Pat each portion of dough with floured hands into a 3- to 4-inch oval; fritters do not have to be uniformly shaped. Transfer fritters to the prepared parchment paper, cover loosely with plastic wrap, and let stand until doubled in volume, about 30 minutes.

5. Stage

Preheat the air fryer to 360 degrees F (180 degrees C). Preheat the oven to 200 degrees F (95 degrees C). Place a wire rack over a rimmed baking sheet.

6. Stage

Place 2 to 3 fritters in a single layer in the preheated air fryer basket and cook until golden brown, about 5 minutes. Remove cooked fritters to the prepared baking sheet and keep warm in the preheated oven. Repeat with remaining fritters.

7. Stage

Whisk together caramel sauce and 1 tablespoon hot water, adding more water if necessary, to make a smooth drizzling consistency. Drizzle hot fritters with caramel sauce and sprinkle with sea salt, allowing baking sheet to catch caramel drips and excess salt.