Baked apple fritters are a delightful treat that combines the flavors of sweet apples, crispy batter, and warm spices. Perfect for breakfast, brunch, or dessert, these fritters are easy to make and always a crowd-pleaser. With their tender interiors and golden brown exteriors, baked apple fritters are a delicious way to enjoy the taste of fall apples. Whether you prefer a classic recipe or one with a modern twist, there's a baked apple fritter recipe out there for everyone. Gather your ingredients and preheat your oven, because it's time to embark on a culinary journey that will leave you craving more of these delectable morsels.
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BAKED APPLE FRITTERS
Chunks of apples nestled in a chewy dough that's baked to perfection and coated in a sweet apple cider glaze to make these simply irresistible Baked Apple Fritters!
Provided by Maegan - The BakerMama
Categories Dessert
Time 45m
Yield 48
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly spray two mini muffin pans with non-stick cooking spray.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Cut in the butter with a pastry blender or two knives until coarse crumbs form.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the egg, vanilla and yogurt. Add the yogurt mixture to the flour mixture and stir until well combined. Fold in the chopped and shredded apples.
- Place a few teaspoons of batter in each muffin cup. Bake for 15 minutes until they just start to brown.
- Remove the fritters from the oven and turn the oven broiler on high. Line two cookie sheets with parchment. Transfer the fritters to the cookie sheets.
- In a small bowl, whisk together 1 cup powdered sugar and 4 tablespoons apple cider. The glaze should be very thin. Brush the glaze over each fritter and let it drip down the sides. Return the fritters to the oven and broil for 2-4 minutes until the glaze starts to caramelize the tops of each fritter. Rotate the baking sheets every minute to insure even caramelization. Be sure to watch the fritters carefully so they don't blacken and burn.
- Remove from the oven. Whisk remaining powdered sugar and apple cider into leftover glaze until it's smooth and thick. Brush glaze evenly over broiled fritters. Let set on cookie sheets until glaze hardens, about 15 minutes.
- Notes: Store in the refrigerator. Reheat in the microwave for 15-20 seconds or in the oven at 350°F for 5-10 minutes.
BAKED APPLE FRITTERS
After losing 50 lbs. my husband requested lowfat apple fritters. An internet search provided a recipe from www.shashek.com now modified to use a food processor.
Provided by elandlh
Categories Yeast Breads
Time 4h15m
Yield 18 fritters
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Sprinkle yeast over warm water and set aside for 5 minutes.
- Meanwhile, combine hot milk, margarine, sugar and salt in the bowl of food processor.
- (or mixing bowl) Let stand until margarine melts.
- Beat in 1 1/2 cups of flour.
- Add yeast mixture, cinnamon and egg.
- Process or beat until combined.
- Add other 2 cups flour and process or mix and knead on board.
- Add additional flour if needed.
- Place dough in greased bowl.
- Turn to grease top.
- Cover and let rise about 1 1/2 hours or let rise in the refrigerator over night (bringing dough to room temperature before continuing).
- Punch dough down.
- Mix in apples.
- Divide dough into thirds.
- Cut dough with shears or chop with sharp knife.
- Shape cut dough into six mounds on a greased baking sheet.
- Repeat with other two sections of dough.
- Cover and let rise at room temperature until double in bulk, about 1 hour.
- Uncover and bake at 350 degrees for about 15 minutes or until golden.
- Meanwhile, place powdered sugar in food processor.
- Process until fluffy, not lumpy.
- Slowly add lemon juice and keep processing until smooth and satiny.
- While fritters are still warm spoon on glaze.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 175.5, Fat 2, SaturatedFat 0.4, Cholesterol 10.5, Sodium 88.9, Carbohydrate 36.9, Fiber 2, Sugar 17.9, Protein 3.7
APPLE FRITTERS
Best served warm, these fragrant, golden Apple Fritters are by turns tender, crisp, and fruity. A simpler (no-yeast) alternative to sufganiyot-the traditional jam-filled Jewish doughnut served during Hanukkah-the fritters are studded with diced sweet apples and generously dusted with confectioners' sugar. Be forewarned: They can be addictively delicious. Martha made this recipe on Martha Bakes episode 602.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Healthy Recipes Vegetarian Recipes
Time 45m
Yield Makes about 3 dozen
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- In a large bowl, whisk together flour, granulated sugar, baking powder, and salt. In another bowl, whisk together milk, eggs, butter, and vanilla. Gently fold milk mixture into flour mixture until just combined. Fold in apples.
- Meanwhile, heat 2 inches of oil in a medium heavy-bottomed pot over medium-high heat until a thermometer registers 350 degrees. Set a wire rack in a rimmed baking sheet.
- Working in batches, drop heaping tablespoons of dough into oil. (A small ice cream scoop works especially well for creating uniform-size fritters.) Cook, turning once, until puffed and golden, 3 to 4 minutes. Transfer to rack with a slotted spoon. Let cool slightly, dust with confectioners' sugar, and serve.
CHEF JOHN'S APPLE FRITTERS
I didn't think I liked apple fritters, but turns out I just don't like chunks of almost raw apple, surrounded by a doughnut. Maybe I've just been going to the wrong shops, but I've never enjoyed the texture, and always wanted to try them with cooked apples.
Provided by Chef John
Categories Bread Quick Bread Recipes
Time 35m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Melt butter over medium-high heat and cook until it turns golden brown, 2 to 3 minutes. Add apples and cook over medium-high heat until apples just begin to soften around the edges, 3 to 4 minutes. Sprinkle in 1 tablespoon sugar and continue cooking another 2 minutes. Remove from heat. Drain in a strainer; let cool to room temperature.
- Whisk flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg together in a mixing bowl until well combined.
- Whisk egg, 1/4 cup sugar, and melted butter together in a separate mixing bowl. Add cooled apple pieces and sparkling apple cider; add the flour mixture. Stir just until flour is incorporated.
- Heat oil in a deep-fryer or large saucepan to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spoon about 2 tablespoons batter per fritter, into hot oil, slightly flattening them out. Cook in batches. Fry on one side until small bubbles appear on the surface, about 2 minutes. Carefully flip fritters over and fry the other side until richly browned, about 2 more minutes.
- Transfer with a slotted spoon to a paper-towel-lined plate to drain grease. Cool slightly before glazing.
- Whisk powdered sugar and cinnamon in a mixing bowl. Add enough apple cider, 1 teaspoon at a time, to form a smooth glaze that is just runny enough to drizzle over fritters.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 247.8 calories, Carbohydrate 39.6 g, Cholesterol 30.9 mg, Fat 9.2 g, Fiber 1.6 g, Protein 3 g, SaturatedFat 2.8 g, Sodium 243.4 mg, Sugar 22.9 g
APPLE FRITTERS
This is an old Southern apple fritter recipe. When we got home from a trip through the South years ago, I found the recipe among the brochures I brought back. I've been making these easy apple fritters ever since. -John Robbins, Springdale, Pennsylvania
Provided by Taste of Home
Time 20m
Yield 2-3 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. In another bowl, combine the egg, milk, butter, orange juice, zest and vanilla. Add to dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in apples., In an electric skillet or deep-fat fryer, heat 1/4 in. of oil to 375°. Drop batter by rounded tablespoons into oil. Fry until golden brown on both sides. Drain on paper towels. Dust with confectioners' sugar. Serve warm.
Nutrition Facts :
GLAZED APPLE FRITTERS
Thanks to a yeasted dough and a blend of flours, these glazed apple fritters strike the perfect balance between crisp and doughy, and are a decadent way to start the day or end a meal. Giving diced Granny Smith apples a quick sauté in butter before incorporating into the dough benefits the recipe in two ways: it avoids extra moisture from seeping into the dough when frying (which causes gumminess), and it ensures a fritter with a concentrated apple flavor in every bite.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Breakfast & Brunch Recipes
Time 4h15m
Yield Makes about 20
Number Of Ingredients 20
Steps:
- Filling: Using a paring knife, scrape out the vanilla seeds. Place half of the pod, half of the seeds, and 2 tablespoons butter in a 12-inch skillet; set over medium-high heat. Cook until butter is bubbling. Add half of the apples; toss to coat. Add 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon and 2 tablespoons sugar; saute, stirring occasionally, until apples begin to soften, about 5 minutes. Add 2 tablespoons vinegar and 1/2 cup cider; increase heat to high. Cook until liquid has been absorbed and apples start to brown, about 8 minutes. Remove from heat. Remove and discard pod. Transfer apples to a baking sheet. Wash skillet, and repeat with the remaining ingredients.
- Dough: Place yeast in the bowl of an electric mixer. Heat milk in a pan over medium heat until warm to the touch. Pour milk over yeast; sprinkle 2 cups pastry flour on top. Set aside until flour begins to crack, 15 to 20 minutes.
- Place the egg yolks and sugar in a medium bowl; whisk to combine. Add the cider, butter, salt, cinnamon, vanilla extract, the remaining 1/4 cup pastry flour, and 1 cup bread flour; whisk to combine.
- Add flour mixture to the yeast mixture. Using the dough-hook attachment, mix on low speed 30 seconds. (The dough should look very soft but still have structure; if it appears liquidy, add remaining 2 tablespoons bread flour.) Increase speed to medium and mix dough 3 to 4 minutes.
- Lightly oil a large bowl. Sift an even layer of pastry flour onto a clean work surface, and lightly flour your hands. Turn out dough, and gather into a ball. Transfer dough to oiled bowl, and cover with plastic wrap. Set aside in a warm place to rise until doubled in size, about 1 1/2 hours.
- Lightly dust a baking pan with flour, and line a second one with paper towels. Set both pans aside.
- Turn out dough onto a lightly floured work surface. Using your hands, stretch the dough into a 10-by-15-inch rectangle, about 1/2 inch thick. Spread half of the reserved apple mixture over dough, and fold dough, like a letter, into thirds. Pat down with your hand, forming another 10-by-15-inch rectangle. Spread the remaining apples over the dough, and fold into thirds again; the apples will be evenly distributed throughout the dough. Gather the dough into a ball, and return dough to oiled bowl. Re-cover, and set aside in a warm place until doubled in size again, about 30 minutes.
- Turn out dough onto a lightly floured work surface; pat into a 10-by-15-inch rectangle, about 1 inch thick. Using a 2 1/2-inch round cutter, cut out fritters as close together as possible, dipping cutter in flour before each cut. Transfer fritters to floured baking pan. Set aside to rest 10 minutes, but not longer.
- While dough rests, heat oil in a low-sided six-quart saucepan over medium-high heat until a deep-frying thermometer registers 375°F.
- Flour your hands. Lift a fritter, pulling the ends to make a 4-inch oval; carefully drop into oil. Repeat with two more pieces of dough. Cook until fritters begin to brown, about 2 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, turn fritters over; cook until evenly browned, 2 minutes more. Transfer fritters to lined pan. Repeat with remaining dough.
- Coat fritters with white glaze. Transfer to a wire rack, and let glaze set. Serve warm or at room temperature.
Tips:
- Before frying, make sure the batter has reached a consistency similar to pancake batter: thick enough to coat the apples, but not too thick that it's difficult to stir.
- Use a slotted spoon to carefully lower the fritters into the hot oil, as this will help prevent them from sticking together.
- Fry the fritters in small batches to avoid overcrowding the pan and ensure even cooking.
- Keep an eye on the temperature of the oil, adjusting it as needed to maintain a consistent 350°F (175°C).
- After frying, transfer the fritters to a paper towel-lined plate to drain any excess oil.
- Serve the fritters warm, dusted with powdered sugar or drizzled with maple syrup.
- For a healthier version, bake the fritters in a preheated oven at 350°F (175°C) for 15-20 minutes, or until golden brown and cooked through.
Conclusion:
Baked apple fritters are a delicious and versatile treat that can be enjoyed for breakfast, brunch, or dessert. With their crispy exterior and tender, flavorful interior, these fritters are sure to be a hit with everyone who tries them. Whether you choose to fry or bake them, be sure to follow these tips for the best results. Serve them warm, dusted with powdered sugar or drizzled with maple syrup, and enjoy the taste of fall in every bite!
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