Apple Fritters

Made apple fritters from scratch.  They came out pretty great.  After some practice.  The directions said to form the dough into a ball and drop into the oil.  Well that is easier said than done.  The dough is sticky and I ended up with some kind of funny shaped fritters.  But they tasted good.  That counts, right?

Here is what you need:
1 1/4 cup of all purpose flour
1/3 cup sugar
1 tsp baking powder
pinch of salt
2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1 tbsp melted butter
1 egg
1/3 cup milk
1-1/2 cups chopped apple

for the glaze:
1 cup of confectioners sugar
1 tbsp milk (about, may need more to get consistency you want)

Here is what you do:

Mix all your dry ingredients together.  Add the rest of the ingredients, except for the apples.  Combine well but try not to over-mix.  Gently fold in the apples.  You might need a bit more milk if your dough is too solid, but add the apples before you add more milk.  The apples will loosen your batter some.

Heat up your oil to 375 degrees. You can check to see if it is ready by dropping in a little bit of dough.  If it rises right away, you are good to go.  Place a few balls of dough in the oil.  Watch carefully for them to turn golden brown, then flip them to cook until they are done.  About 45 seconds to a minute per side.  Experiment with one before you cook the rest.

I set mine on a paper towel for a moment to soak up any oil.   Then rolled them in the glaze.  Transferred to a rack to drip and cool enough to eat.  Then watched them disappear!