Apple fritters

Apple fritters bring back memories from different times in my life and they are all great memories! Family vacations, county fairs in the summer, a little country store near our house that made them homemade and were always fresh and served in a paper bag, to my mom who made them for us as a treat.

Ingredients:

APPLE FRITTERS:

• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 2 tbsp. baking powder
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
• 1/3 cup milk
• 2 eggs
• 3 tablespoons applesauce
• 2 large Granny Smith or Honey Crisp apples, peeled, cored and diced
• Canola oil for frying
• ICING:
  • 2 cups icing sugar
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla

  PREPARATION:

  Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and lightly grease a baking sheet.

  Mix flour, granulated and brown sugars, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt in a large bowl.

  In another bowl, whisk together milk, eggs, melted butter, and vanilla.

   

   

  Fold wet ingredients into dry, mixing until just combined. Stir in diced apples.

  Drop batter by 1/4 cupfuls onto the prepared baking sheet, spacing them out.

  Bake for 15-20 minutes, until golden and set. Cool in the pan for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack.

  Dust with powdered sugar before serving, if desired.