Fried Apple Fritters

Name: Fried Apple Fritters
Ingredients: 1.25 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dredging; 0.5 cup fine yellow cornmeal; 0.25 cup packed light-brown sugar; 1 tablespoon baking soda; 1.5 teaspoons coarse salt; 1 cup buttermilk, room temperature; 1 large egg, room temperature; 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract; Vegetable oil, for frying; 2 Gala apples, peeled, cored, and cut into ¼-inch-thick rings; Confectioners' sugar, for dusting

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Martha Stewart Editors

Updated on May 16, 2017

Yield:

Makes 1 1/2 dozen

A sugar-dusted alternative to homemade doughnuts -- often served during Hanukkah -- these battered and fried apple slices evoke the Jewish story of oil miraculously lasting for eight nights.

Ingredients

1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dredging
½ cup fine yellow cornmeal
¼ cup packed light-brown sugar
1 tablespoon baking soda
1 ½ teaspoons coarse salt
1 cup buttermilk, room temperature
1 large egg, room temperature
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Vegetable oil, for frying
2 Gala apples, peeled, cored, and cut into ¼-inch-thick rings
Confectioners' sugar, for dusting

Directions

Whisk together flour, cornmeal, brown sugar, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl. Whisk together buttermilk, egg, vanilla, and 3/4 cup water in another bowl. Add buttermilk mixture to flour mixture; stir to combine (batter will be lumpy).
Heat about 4 inches oil in a medium cast-iron or heavy stockpot until it registers 360 degrees on a deep-fry thermometer. Dredge apple rings into flour, shaking off excess; then dip into batter. Working in small batches, fry, flipping once, until dark golden brown, about 2 minutes per side. Transfer to paper towels to drain. (Adjust heat between batches as needed to keep oil at a steady temperature.) Dust with confectioners' sugar before serving.