Description
Delightful apple fritter bites bring sweet nostalgia from grandma’s kitchen straight to your plate. Crispy golden exteriors cradle warm cinnamon-spiced apple chunks, promising a perfect balance of comfort and indulgence you’ll savor with every delectable bite.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup diced apples (Granny Smith)
- 1 egg
Wet Ingredients:
- 1/3 cup milk
- Oil for frying
Dry Ingredients and Spices:
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- Powdered sugar for dusting (optional)
Instructions
- Sift together dry ingredients in a mixing vessel, ensuring an even blend of flour, granulated sweetener, leavening agent, warming spices, and seasoning.
- Whisk liquid components separately, incorporating dairy and egg until smooth and uniform.
- Gently integrate liquid mixture into dry ingredients, stirring with minimal agitation to prevent tough texture.
- Incorporate freshly diced orchard fruit into batter, distributing evenly throughout.
- Prepare cooking vessel by heating culinary oil to precise 350°F, utilizing a deep-fry thermometer for accuracy.
- Carefully deposit small dollops of fruit-studded batter into sizzling oil, maintaining consistent temperature.
- Fry each morsel until achieving a rich golden-brown exterior, approximately 2-3 minutes per side, rotating to ensure uniform cooking.
- Extract bite-sized morsels using slotted utensil, allowing excess oil to drain on absorbent paper.
- Optional: Delicately dust finished fritters with fine powdered sugar, creating a delicate sweet coating.
- Allow fritters to cool momentarily before serving, preserving crisp exterior and tender interior.
Notes
- Adjust the apple variety for different flavor profiles, choosing sweet or tart options like Honeycrisp or Granny Smith for unique taste experiences.
- Control oil temperature precisely to ensure crispy exterior and fully cooked interior without burning or undercooking the fritter bites.
- Prevent soggy texture by patting apples dry before adding to batter, reducing excess moisture that can make fritters heavy.
- Create gluten-free version by substituting regular flour with almond or coconut flour for a lighter, alternative dietary option.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Frying
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 210 kcal
- Sugar: 8 g
- Sodium: 180 mg
- Fat: 10 g
- Saturated Fat: 2 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6 g
- Trans Fat: 0.1 g
- Carbohydrates: 27 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 40 mg