Apple Fritters with Lemon Sauce

(from Lucianolinda’s recipe box)

Source: Sothern Living magzine

Categories: sweet breads

Ingredients

  • 1/12 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/8 tsp. salt
  • 1 1/4 tsp. baking powder
  • 1 large egg
  • 2 Tbsp. butter, melted
  • 3 Mutsu or Crispin apples, peeled and diced
  • Peanut or vegetable oil
  • powdered sugar
  • Lemon Sauce:
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 Tbsp. all-purpose flour
  • 1 large egg, lightly beaten
  • 1 Tbsp. butter
  • 3 Tbsp. lemon juice

Directions

  1. Pulse first 5 ingredients in a food processor 5 times or until crumbly. Spoon mixture into a large bowl. Stir in apple. Shape mixture into 1 1/2-inch balls. Pour oil to a depth of 3 inches into a Dutch oven; heat to 350 degrees. Fry fritters, in batches, 1 to 2 minutes on each side or until golden. Drain on paper towels. Sprinkle fritters evenly with powdered sugar; serve with Lemon Sauce.

  2. makes 22 fritters

  3. Lemon Sauce:

  4. Cook all ingredients in a saucepan over medium heat, whisking constantly, until thickened.

  5. makes 1 cup

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