Ingredients
- 730 grams apples (4 large golden delicious apples, peeled and cored and sliced into 3mm rings)
- 1/4 cup caster sugar
- 60 ml brandy
- Fresh nutmeg , pinch of
- Vegetable oil, for deep-frying
- Plain flour, to dust
- Icing sugar mixture, to dust
- Seal salt flakes, to season
- 100 ml maple syrup
- Flaked almonds, to serve (toasted)
- Vanilla ice-cream and/or double cream, to serve
- FOR BATTER
- 2 large eggs (free range)
- 125 grams caster sugar
- 130 ml milk
- 60 ml olive oil (extra virgin)
- Ground cloves, 3 pinches
- 200 grams all-purpose flour
- 50 grams tapioca flour (or cornflour/cornstarch)
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
How to Make
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Step 1: Put apple rings in a bowl ad sprinkle with caster sugar, brandy and nutmeg and toss and allow to stand at room temperature for 20 minutes.
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Step 2: Meanwhile, to make the batter, whisk eggs, caster sugar, milk, oil and cloves in a large bowl until combined and then sift in flours and baking powder and whisk to form a batter, then stand for 20 minutes (if batter is too thick, add a splash more milk).
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Step 3: Pour oil into a large deep saucepan until 5cm deep and heat to 180C on a cook's thermometer, or until bread cube turns golden in 30 seconds.
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Step 4: Dust apple rings, one at a time, in flour, shaking of excess and dip into batter to coat, then shake of excess and then deep-fry apple rings in batches for 2 to3 minutes or until golden and tender.
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Step 5: Drain on kitchen paper and dust with icing sugar and season with a little salt.
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Step 6: Arrange apple fritters on a serving plate, drizzle with maple syrup and sprinkle over almonds and serve with ice-cream and/or cream.
We hope you enjoy this recipe!
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