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Apple Fritters

Apple Fritters

5 from 4 votes
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Rising Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 40 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American, Canadian

Equipment

  • Deep Fry Thermometer
  • Stand Mixer

Ingredients
  

  • vegetable oil for frying

Apple Filling

  • 6 Granny Smith Apples, peeled, cored and cubed
  • 2 Tbsp lemon juice
  • 6 Tbsp butter
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • 1 Tbsp cornstarch
  • 1 Tbsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp nutmeg

Dough

  • 1 Tbsp yeast
  • ¼ cup warm water
  • 1½ cups warm milk
  • ½ cup white sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 6-7 cups flour
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • ½ tsp nutmeg
  • 1 tsp salt

Glaze

  • 2 cups confectioners sugar
  • ¼ cup milk
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract

Instructions
 

Apple Filling

  • Pour lemon juice over apple cubes, toss to coat, set aside
  • Melt butter in a large skillet, over medium heat.
  • Add apple cubes to melted butter
  • Cook to soften apples, about 3-4 minutes, stirring.
  • Add brown sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg. Continue cooking 1 minute.
  • Stir cornstarch into mixture and continue cooking for 3-4 minutes until thickened and apples are soft but not mushy.

Dough

  • In the bowl of stand mixer, stir yeast, warm water and 1 tsp of the white sugar together.
  • Let yeast activate for 5 minutes or until foamy.
  • On low speed, stir in warm milk and sugar.
  • Add eggs, one at a time, beating on medium between additions.
  • Add cinnamon and nutmeg to one cup of flour.
  • Knead in flour, one cup at a time with mixer set to medium speed. (Use Dough hook for this step and remaining steps)
  • Continue to add flour until dough starts pulling away from sides.
  • When dough starts to form a ball, add apple filling.
  • Knead 5 minutes, adding more flour, 1 tablespoon at a time, if dough is sticking to sides of bowl. (You want the dough to form a ball)
  • Cover bowl with a tea towel and allow to rise for 1 hour in a warm place.

Frying Apple Fritters

  • When dough is almost done rising, start heating oil to 375°F
  • Mix together glaze ingredients and place either on top of double boiler or in a slow cooker on warm.
  • Punch down dough
  • Using pieces of dough a little larger than a golf ball, and flatten to about ½ inch thick
  • Place one piece of dough at a time in hot oil, cooking about three to four pieces at a time.
  • Cook 2-3 minutes per side or until golden on both sides.
  • Remove from oil and let stand 1 minute before dipping in the glaze
  • Repeat with remaining dough.
  • Place glazed fritters on a wire rack and let cool to warm.
  • Serve
Keyword Apples, Doughnuts