Apple Fritters with Cider Sauce
Keys: Fritters Fruit Desserts
Yield: 36
Ingredients:
----------------- FRITTERS ----------------
1 cup Peeled, cubed Stayman Winesap apples
2 cup Apple cider
1 cup All-purpose flour
1/2 tsp Salt
2 tsp Baking powder
1 tbl Sugar plus
1 tsp Sugar
1 lrg Egg beaten
2/3 cup Milk room temperature
3 tbl Unsalted butter melted, cooled
6 cup Lard or vegetable oil
----------------- GARNISH ----------------
Powdered sugar and cinnamon
----------------- CIDER SAUCE ----------------
2/3 cup Sugar
1/4 tsp Freshly-grated nutmeg
2 tsp Cornstarch
1/4 tsp Salt
3/4 cup Hard cider
1/4 cup Water
1 x Bay leaf
1 x Two-inch lemon peel strip
1/4 cup Bourbon
Method:
Macerate apples for 1/2 hour with apple cider.
Sift together flour, salt, baking powder and sugar. Make a well in the
center of dry ingredients and beat in egg, milk and butter. Mix until
homogeneous. Drain apples and gently fold into the batter. Set aside for
up to 1 hour.
In a large saucepan, combine sugar, nutmeg, cornstarch and salt. Add
remaining ingredients for cider sauce, except bourbon, and bring to a
simmer. Simmer 10 minutes. Stir in bourbon. Remove from heat and set
aside.
Heat lard or oil in a heavy 4-quart saucepan to 375 degrees. Drop
fritter mixture into hot fat by the teaspoonful. Fry until golden and
drain well. Dust with powdered sugar and cinnamon. Serve with cider
sauce on the side.
This recipe yields 3 dozen fritters.
~Angelique~
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