Chef John's Apple Fritters
Prep Time: 15 min
Cook Time: 10 min
Ingredients
- ✓ 1 tablespoon butter
- ✓ 2 large Granny Smith apples - peeled, cored and cut into 1/4-inch dice
- ✓ 1 tablespoon white sugar
- ✓ 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
- ✓ 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- ✓ ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- ✓ ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ✓ ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
- ✓ ⅛ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ✓ 1 large egg
- ✓ ¼ cup white sugar
- ✓ 1 tablespoon melted butter
- ✓ ½ cup sparkling apple cider
- ✓ 2 cups vegetable oil for frying
- ✓ ½ cup confectioners' sugar, or more as needed
- ✓ 1 tablespoon sparkling apple cider, or as needed to make glaze