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

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.