- I'm gonna show you how to make apple fritters.
These are so easy, a must make recipe for apple season.
My kids totally love these
and they take just 30 minutes to make, check this out.
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Hey everybody, it's Natasha of Natasha'skitchen.com.
All right then, we're making apple fritters.
This recipe couldn't be easier
and I'm craving some apple fritters so let's get started.
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We'll start by making the batter.
In a medium mixing bowl,
combine one cup of all-purpose flour,
two tablespoons of sugar,
one and a half teaspoons of baking powder
and a quarter teaspoon of salt.
Whisk that together and set it aside.
In a second large mixing bowl, combine your wet ingredients.
That's two third cups of milk, one egg yolk,
and a tablespoon of melted butter.
Whisk that together.
Now gradually add your dry ingredients
into your wet ingredients and whisk
until the mixture is smooth.
You want to make sure all of the flour's well incorporated,
and you shouldn't see much lumps in the batter.
Now's a good time to start heating up your oil
so it's ready when you need it.
Add two to three inches of oil into a large pot,
and it's best to use a clip on thermometer.
You can use an inexpensive one like this one,
or use a multipurpose clip on thermometer a like this one.
I love that this one can be a pot thermometer,
but also works as an in oven thermometer for roasts.
I will leave links to both of these in the notes.
Set the pot over medium high heat and let the oil heat up
until it's 375 degrees Fahrenheit.
While that's heating up,
we're gonna peel and slice our apples.
This apple peeler makes the process so easy
and just takes a couple minutes.
If you love apple recipes,
this is a must have tool for any cook.
You just set the apple onto the rotator,
twist the handle and it peels, cores and slices your apple
into perfect quarter inch thick slices.
This is seriously one of my favorite time-saving tools
and I will link to it in the notes.
My kids also love using this
so whenever I'm working with this tool,
they have to be the ones to peel the apples.
And because it removes such a thin layer of the skin,
there really is no waste when you use the apple slicer.
But if you don't have an apple slicer,
you can absolutely peel, core and slice the apples by hand,
simply cut off the skin,
then use a melon baller or an apple core
if you have one to remove the centers.
Now thinly slice your apples into quarter inch thick rings.
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When you're using the apple slicer,
it does make connected rings
so you do want to give it one quick slice down the side
of your apple stack.
Transfer your apple slices to a shallow dish.
To keep the apples from browning,
you'll need some fresh squeezed lemon juice.
That landed right in the egg whites.
We're gonna give it a quick rinse, be right back.
You should be able to get about three tablespoons
of juice from one lemon.
Squeeze that over the apple slices
as soon as you're done slicing again
to keep those apples from browning
and it also adds some flavor to the apple slices.
I like to just toss them together with the lemon juice
to make sure they're coated.
Now here's our secret trick
to making the batter super fluffy.
You'll need two egg whites,
and we're gonna beat those until stiff peaks form.
You can either use a whisk or one of these fun hand beaters
or even an electric hand mixer.
When you pull up on the beaters, you should see stiff peaks.
You want to make sure those egg whites don't get too dry,
or they'll be difficult to fold in.
Use a spatula to gently blend in the egg whites
until no white streaks remain.
The egg whites will make the batter super fluffy and soft
and help it to rise even more while they're frying.
Once the oil is at temperature,
you're gonna start dipping the apple fritters.
Dip the apple slices into the batter one at a time,
making sure to fully coat both sides.
Let the excess batter drip back into the bowl,
then transfer the fritters into the hot oil.
You're gonna fry about five fritters at a time.
You don't want to overcrowd the pot
because it can reduce the temperature
of the oil too quickly.
Fry those for about two minutes per side, flipping once,
and they should be a deep golden brown color
when they're done.
Also keep an eye on the temperature of the oil.
You want to make sure it stays above 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
Once the fritters are a deep golden brown color,
transfer them to a paper towel lined platter.
This helps to absorb excess oil.
I love this little skimmer tool for frying foods.
It makes it really easy to remove the fritters
from the hot oil, I will link to it in the notes.
This makes a lot of fritters
and once you get to the stove, they cook so fast.
This makes about 25 to 28 fritters,
depending on the size of your apples
and there's so many different ways to finish these off.
I'm gonna show you some of our favorites.
First of all, cinnamon sugar.
This is so good and it's so like harvest autumn vibes,
I love it.
So half a cup of sugar, a half a teaspoon of cinnamon,
and you can add more if you love
a stronger cinnamon flavor, super easy.
So we just made our cinnamon sugar
and now you just take one of your donuts.
While they're still warm,
it makes it easier for that cinnamon sugar
to stick onto there.
So just roll it in the cinnamon sugar.
Remember there's not a lot of sugar in this batter,
so it's a treat to have the sweetness on the outside
so be generous.
Look at that.
I'm just gonna go ahead and sample this right now
because it's still warm.
Let's do this.
Are you ready, I'm ready.
I love how it's crisp on the outside, tender on the inside.
It's like a doughnut consistency in there
and then you've got that tender
and juicy slice of apple that's softened.
And I love a crisp tart apple because then the combination
of sweet and tangy is just so delightful.
I'm delighted to take another bite.
These are so good.
And I love how they look like donuts.
They're so cute.
We do have several donut recipes.
If you haven't tried them already,
they are definitely crowd-pleasing recipes.
I'll make sure to link to those in the notes
for your enjoyment.
And now I also want to show you another way to serve these.
I've got cinnamon sugar fingers.
So put them on a platter.
Then you're gonna dust generously with powdered sugar.
Remember be generous,
you can dust both sides if you want to.
If you're gonna stack a bunch of them,
I recommend putting powdered sugar between each layer.
Because again, without the powdered sugar,
these are not overly sweet.
So the sweetness is nice.
I mean, you can make these a healthier donut,
but it is a doughnut after all.
And I'm telling you, as soon as the kids see these,
they just disappear.
I mean, I have to be careful not to turn around
because they'll be gone.
So we got to do this taste test
before they come home from school.
I think I just breathed in the powdered sugar.
Don't do that.
I just love that tiny bite of apple inside.
Fruit and dessert is always a great idea.
I hope you guys love this.
It's gonna become a new favorite,
super easy, family favorite.
I'm gonna go enjoy the rest of these
and we'll see you in our next video.