Apple Fritters with Bourbon Ice Cream
Apple Fritters with Bourbon Ice Cream is a vegetarian morn meal. One serving contains 173 calories, 3g of protein, and 5g of fat. This recipe serves 12. This recipe covers 5% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Summer will be even more special with this recipe. Head to the store and pick up baking powder, pink lady apples, safflower oil, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 50 minutes.
Instructions
Blend sugar andcinnamon in small bowl. DO AHEAD: Coatingcan be made 3 days ahead. Cover; store atroom temperature.
Melt butter in heavylarge skillet over medium-high heat.
Sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon;toss to coat. Sauté until apples are brownedin spots and tender, stirring often, about 10minutes.
Add cider and vinegar. Cook untilall liquid evaporates, stirring often, about 4minutes. Set filling aside in skillet to cool.
Place double layerof paper towels on work surface.
Whiskflour, sugar, lemon peel, baking powder,and spices in large bowl to blend.
Whiskbuttermilk, egg yolks, and melted butterin medium bowl to blend. Gradually stirbuttermilk mixture into dry ingredients.Beat egg whites and coarse salt in anothermedium bowl until peaks form. Gently foldegg whites into fritter base, then fold incooled apple filling.
Pour enough oil into heavy largesaucepan to reach depth of 1 1/2 inches (5 to6 cups). Attach deep-fry thermometer toside of pan.
Heat oil to 320°F to 330°F overmedium heat. Working in batches of 5 or 6,drop batter into oil by tablespoonfuls. Fryfritters until deep golden brown and cookedthrough, turning fritters occasionally andadjusting heat to maintain oil temperature,about 4 minutes per batch. Using slottedspoon, transfer fritters to paper towels.
Drain briefly, then toss warm fritters incinnamon-sugar coating.
Transfer to largerimmed baking sheet. Do ahead Can bemade 2 hours ahead.
Let stand at roomtemperature. Rewarm in 350°F oven 5minutes, if desired.
Mound fritters on platter.