Apple Fritters

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 cup milk
• 1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine, melted
• 2 teaspoons grated orange rind
• 1/4 cup orange juice
• 2 cups diced cooking apples
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• vegetable oil (for frying)
• sifted powdered sugar, to sprinkle over cooked fritters

Recipe

• 1 combine flour and next 3 ingredients, make a well in center of mixture.
• 2 combine egg,milk, and melted butter, stirring, well' stir in grated orange rind orange juice, diced apple, and vanilla.
• 3 add to flour mixture, stirring just until dry ingredients are moistend.
• 4 pour oil to a depth of 2 inches into a large dutch oven; heat to 350 degrees.
• 5 drop batter by rounded tablespoonfuls into hot oil' fry fritters in batches 1 1/2 minutes on each side or until golden brown.
• 6 drain fritters well on paper and sprinkle with powdered sugar.