I LOVE apple fritters, and became obsessed with making some. I watched a LOT of You Tube videos before launching in. My first batch used baking powder, and the second batch (pictured in the post) a yeasted dough, which I liked much more.
they turned out better than what I was expecting, but took a long time commitment, and used a LOT of kitchen pots, bowls, etc… So EZ to go down to the donut shop and buy them! The yeasted ones have to rise twice (actually 3X for me as it was too cold in the kitchen the first rise and I had to put the dough in a warmed oven for a do-over). The technique in the forming, before the second rise, involves chopping the dough/apples into small pieces, and re-assembling into the fritter shape, but that gives max cragginess which, imo, is to be desired (maybe even the raison d'etre!)
Also, I had to borrow my daughter's stand mixer to knead the dough; it was VERY sticky (flour is added liberally in the cutting/shaping stage.)
I ended up following the recipe on Chef Steps, but it is behind a paywall. I think there are a lot of ingredient recipes that will work, the key is the forming technique to get craggy fritters. Spooning out a glop of batter doesn't really do it. you want to do the chopped dough method. these videos show it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofzFLwpc7ok and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMn-HRBikRg
I did my first batch with baking powder, and glopped it in with a measuring cup. Not nearly as good.
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which recipes did you use?
Yes, I know you are a true apple fritter connoisseur because you understand how “cragginess” is essential to the finished product! Great job!
Looks excellent!!
Yum!
!remindme one week
Holy YUM 😮💨😮💨😮💨
Yujiro approves
i need 8 of these in me asap
The craggy, crunchy bits are peak apple fritter, as opposed to say, a regular apple donut, definitely.
ETA: Also, recipe, please?
how would you rate your homemade ones compared to the stores? is it so much better tasting that it makes the time commitment worth it and you will do it again?
Omgoodness 🥰! Im movin in lol ! Those are my favorites !
I thought those were mushroom Swiss burgers at first glance lol. Still looked delish!!!
Yum those look so delicious!
Bomb!!!
Those look PHENOMENAL. How do they taste? Any planned tweaks for the next batch?
Why did I always think Apple Fritters were deep fried?
My favorite!! These look so good!!!
Looks so good!!!
I’m about to attempt apple fritters for the first time tomorrow! I’m making them gluten free for my mom for Christmas, they’re her favorite!! I hope mine look half as tasty as yours do, wow!!
Well, hello bestie!
Ahhhh sweet baby Jesus these look perfect. I absolutely love apple fritters. Wow, well done. I’ve traveled to cities just because of their apple fritters and these look great. I’m sure they tasted as good as they look.
Wowza!! My favorite
Yummy!!
These are beautiful!! I bet they’re amazing!!
These look fire 🔥!!!!
Good Show! Good Show! Good Show!🎩🧐
Those look amazing!!
I use (yeasted) apple fritters for bread pudding. The very best.
I get mine at the donut shop.
I just got done eating an apple fritter, the addiction is real
AMAZING!!! 🤩
I’m counting my calories and saw this post and now I hate my soul 😂 those look diviiiiiiiine
The apple fritter is my favorite donut by far and I bake a fair amount. Thank you for scaring me away from losing an entire day to making my own. I will stick to the many fantastic donut shops less than a mile from my house.
I would REALY like to eat a homemade one though some day.