Name: Apple Fritters
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 2 servings
Ingredients: 1 cup cake flour; 1 tablespoon sugar; 3/4 teaspoon baking powder; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1 large egg, room temperature; 1/3 cup 2% milk; 4 teaspoons butter, melted; 1 tablespoon orange juice; 2 teaspoons grated orange zest; 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract; 3/4 cup chopped peeled tart apple; Oil for frying; Confectioners' sugar

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Apple Fritters

10 min2 servings

This is an old southern apple fritter recipe. When we got home from a trip through the South years ago, I found the recipe among the brochures I brought back. I've been making these easy apple fritters ever since. —John Robbins, Springdale, Pennsylvania

Ingredients

1 cup cake flour

1 tablespoon sugar

3/4 teaspoon baking powder

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 large egg, room temperature

1/3 cup 2% milk

4 teaspoons butter, melted

1 tablespoon orange juice

2 teaspoons grated orange zest

1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract

3/4 cup chopped peeled tart apple

Oil for frying

Confectioners' sugar

Instructions

1 In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. In another bowl, combine egg, milk, butter, orange juice, zest and vanilla. Add to dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in apple.

2 In an electric skillet or deep-fat fryer, heat 1/4 in. oil to 375°. Drop batter by rounded tablespoonfuls into oil. Fry until golden brown on both sides. Drain on paper towels. Dust with confectioners' sugar. Serve warm.