Chef John's Apple Fritters
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Cooking:
15 min.
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Servings per container:
8
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Ingredients for - Chef John's Apple Fritters

1. Butter - 1 tablespoon
2. Granny Smith apples - peeled, cored and cut into 1/4-inch dice - 2 large
3. White sugar - 1 tablespoon
4. All-purpose flour - 1 ¼ cups
5. Baking powder - 1 ½ teaspoons
6. Kosher salt - ½ teaspoon
7. Ground cinnamon - ½ teaspoon
8. Ground ginger - ¼ teaspoon
9. Ground nutmeg - ⅛ teaspoon
10. Large egg - 1
11. White sugar - ¼ cup
12. Melted butter - 1 tablespoon
13. Sparkling apple cider - ½ cup
14. Vegetable oil for frying - 2 cups
15. Confectioners' sugar, or more as needed - ½ cup
16. Sparkling apple cider, or as needed to make glaze - 1 tablespoon

How to cook deliciously - Chef John's Apple Fritters

1. Stage

Melt butter over medium-high heat and cook until it turns golden brown, 2 to 3 minutes. Add apples and cook over medium-high heat until apples just begin to soften around the edges, 3 to 4 minutes. Sprinkle in 1 tablespoon sugar and continue cooking another 2 minutes. Remove from heat. Drain in a strainer; let cool to room temperature.

2. Stage

Whisk flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg together in a mixing bowl until well combined.

3. Stage

Whisk egg, 1/4 cup sugar, and melted butter together in a separate mixing bowl. Add cooled apple pieces and sparkling apple cider; add the flour mixture. Stir just until flour is incorporated.

4. Stage

Heat oil in a deep-fryer or large saucepan to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spoon about 2 tablespoons batter per fritter, into hot oil, slightly flattening them out. Cook in batches. Fry on one side until small bubbles appear on the surface, about 2 minutes. Carefully flip fritters over and fry the other side until richly browned, about 2 more minutes.

5. Stage

Transfer with a slotted spoon to a paper-towel-lined plate to drain grease. Cool slightly before glazing.

6. Stage

Whisk powdered sugar and cinnamon in a mixing bowl. Add enough apple cider, 1 teaspoon at a time, to form a smooth glaze that is just runny enough to drizzle over fritters. Chef John