APPLE FRITTER DONUTS
Serves 8
Directions
- 1Pour the warm milk into a small bowl.
- 2Add 1 tbsp of the granulated sugar & sprinkle the yeast overtop.
- 3Stir & rest for 5-7 mins, until frothy.
- 4In a large bowl, whisk together the flour & salt.
- 5Pour the yeast mixture into the bowl of a stand mixer.
- 6Add the rest of the sugar, melted and cooled butter, eggs, vanilla & 2 cups (240g) of the flour mixture.
- 7With the dough hook attachment, mix on low speed for 1 min, until barely combined.
- 8Rest 5 mins.
- 9Add the rest of the flour & mix on medium speed for 5-7 mins, until the dough is elastic & smooth.
- 10If the dough seems a little too sticky, you can add 1 tbsp more flour at a time.
- 11Transfer dough to a lightly oiled bowl.
- 12Cover & rise in a warm environment for 1-1.5 hours, or until doubled in size.
- 13In a large saucepan over medium-high heat, add all of the apple filling ingredients except for the cornstarch & water.
- 14Cook until the apples soften, stirring occasionally (~10 mins).
- 15Mix together the cornstarch & water in a small bowl to create a slurry.
- 16Pour the slurry into the apple mixture, stir & cook until the mixture thickens (1-2 more mins).
- 17Remove from the heat & stir in the vanilla.
- 18Set aside to cool COMPLETELY.
- 19Cut out 8 medium-sized squares or 12 small squares of parchment paper & place baking sheets.
- 20Sprinkle each square w/ flour.
- 21Once the dough is doubled, turn it onto a floured surface.
- 22Form it into a rectangle using your hands, then roll it out into a 12x16” rectangle.
- 23Spread the cooled apple filling across the entire surface of the dough.
- 24Sprinkle extra flour (1/4 cup; 30g) all over the top of the apple filling.
- 25Fold each short side of the dough to meet in the middle and enclose the apple filling.
- 26Gently pinch and push the seem and edges together.
- 27Cut the dough into a grid pattern, making 1” pieces, cutting across the dough lengthwise and then widthwise.
- 28Then, toss & gather the dough bits, and cut more from different directions.
- 29Divide the dough & form into 8 large or 12 small round fritters.
- 30Use your hands to form each fritter into a ball, compacting them together, adding more flour if needed.
- 31Add a good sprinkle of flour to the tops of each fritter, flip them & sprinkle more flour on the other side.
- 32Transfer to the parchment paper squares.
- 33Loosely cover w/ plastic wrap & rest while the oil heats.
- 34Fill a large, heavy-bottomed pot or Dutch oven with oil, filling ~2” in the pan.
- 35Heat on medium-high until it reaches 360F-375F.
- 36Line a wire rack w/ a thick layer of paper towels.
- 37Once ready, carefully & slowly place 1-2 fritters into the hot oil (w/ the parchment paper on).
- 38After 1 min, pull the parchment paper away.
- 39Fry for 2-3 mins on each side, until deeply golden brown.
- 40Use a slotted spoon to remove the fritters from the oil & set on the rack with paper towels.
- 41Repeat.
- 42Make the glaze by whisking together all of the ingredients in a bowl.
Ingredients
- 1 cup milk of choice, warmed to 110F
- 0.5 cup granulated sugar, divided
- 2.25 tsp active dry yeast
- 0.5 cup salted butter, melted & slightly cooled
- 2 eggs, room temp
- 4.25 cups bread flour, plus more for dusting (sub: AP flour)
- 1 tsp salt
- Avocado oil, for frying
- 2 tbsp salted butter
- 4 apples of choice, diced
- 0.5 cup brown sugar
- 2 tbsp maple syrup
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 0.5 tsp apple pie spice
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
- 0.25 cup water
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1.5 cups powdered sugar
- 6 tbsp salted butter, browned
- 0.33 cup maple syrup
- 2 tbsp milk of choice
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 Pinch salt
Equipment
small bowllarge bowlstand mixerdough hook attachmentsaucepanbaking sheetsparchment paperwire rackheavy-bottomed potDutch ovenslotted spoon
Tips
- Don’t add too much flour when mixing the dough.
- Embrace the messiness when tossing and gathering the dough bits with apple filling.
- Use a good sprinkle of flour on both sides of each fritter before frying.
- Carefully and slowly place fritters into hot oil with parchment paper on, then pull the parchment paper away after 1 minute.
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