Amish Apple Fritters

Ingredients

For fritters:

• 2 Tablespoons granulated sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 tsp. baking powder
• 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1/4 cup milk
• 2 tsp. fresh lemon juice
• 2-3 cups peeled , cored and chopped Granny Smith or Gravenstein apples (firm pie apples!)
• Vegetable oil for deep-frying (approx. 4-5 cups- enough to come halfway up sides of pan or skillet)

For glaze:

• 1 1/4 cups powdered sugar
• 1/4 tsp. vanilla
• 3-4 tsp. warm water (thin enough to make the glaze "paintable")

Instructions

• in a very massive bowl (or the bowl to a stand mixer), cream the sugar and eggs for 1-2 minutes with a mixer.

• To this, add the flour, leavening, cinnamon, salt and milk. combine these ingredients well.

• in a very separate bowl, combine the cut apples with the juice. employing a spoon, add the apple mixture to the batter and stir well, to combine.

• Heat edible fat to 375 degrees (use a fry measuring system or use an electrical pan with a temperature control). it's vital to create certain the temperature is hot enough to fry the fritters properly.

• Once the oil is at 375 degrees, scoop out very massive tablespoonfuls of the batter (as huge as you'll be able to get 'em!) and thoroughly and gently slide the fritter into the recent oil.

• after they get to a real golden brown color, fastidiously flip the fritters over to the opposite facet (I used 2 spoons to fastidiously flip them) and continue preparation. (This ought to take approx. 2-3 minutes on every side).

• once the fritters become brown on either side (you may need to flip them yet again to create certain either side square measure brown), then you recognize they'll be prepared and seared through.

• employing a slotted spoon, take away the fritters, one at a time, to a paper-towel lined (several thicknesses) plate to empty and funky.

• to create a glaze for the super of the fritters, combine along the granulated sugar, vanilla and water in a very tiny bowl till you've got a pleasant "paintable" glaze.

• employing a pastry brush, brush this glaze over the whole prime of the fritter. Let glaze harden slightly, flip it over and "paint" the glaze on very cheap. Place glazed fritters on wire rack; let glaze harden, then serve.