My Day-to-Day Adventures

Apple Fritters

I have become a connoisseur of donuts over the past several months, and have been going on "donut dates" with friends to Top Pot, a really yummy donut shop with storefronts all over Seattle. On one particular visit, I brought the BF with me to partake in some donut deliciousness, and he ordered an apple fritter, his favorite. Well, he was fairly unimprissed with the fritter, and said that they seemed too expensive for how they tasted. Ah well, to each his own.

Fast forward a few months to the summertime, when the Thurston County Fair comes to town. My family had a great time sampling the different fair food offerings, and the BF found a stand that sold all things apple, including fresh-pressed cider, and apple fritters! They were hot out of the fryer and we ordered one to share, and oh my goodness, it tasted like heaven! Ever since then, the BF has joked about making apple fritters at home, but since we had never done anything like that before, the idea fell by the wayside.

We were gifted a Fry Daddy for Christmas, and it has become an extremely popular (and tasty) appliance in our home. After mastering several savory dishes, including portabello mushrooms and orange chicken, I thought it would be fun to try a sweet dish, and apple fritters seemed the perfect thing to try.























After doing a bit of searching on the internet, we decided on this recipe. I read in the comments that they got mixed reviews, but with such a simple collection of ingredients, I figured we wouldn't go wrong. I increased the apples to one whole apple, and we started frying!

















The key to tasty fritters is to use a fairly small amount of dough (we ended up using an ice cream scooper to dole out dough) and to let it get nice and brown in the fryer. I made about half the recommended glaze with powdered sugar and milk and still had some left over. But take a look at what we ate for breakfast this morning:

















I pulled it open so you can see the little apple chunks inside. It was steaming, too. The recipe (thankfully) only makes a small batch, so you can eat all of the fritters while they are still warm and not feel too bad about yourself. What a treat!

posted by Teresa @ 1:31 PM