We have a Saturday morning routine. I get up really early (say 5:30 a.m.), ride my bike to the gym, workout, ride home, eat, shower and head off to work. Dave heads to the gym while I am showering, comes home, mows the lawn (or mowers the lawn...as Eden would say), hangs with the kids. We usually meet at 5:00 mass then head home, grill out and hang with the family.
I was desperately craving something new Saturday and I didn't have to work. So, after we got up we went straight to the Overland Park Farmers Market where we grabbed all the fresh produce we needed for our Fire-Roasted Corn Salad, ate breakfast at Clock Tower Bakery, got Davis' hair cut at Sole Patch Barbershop in Corinth. After that we hung out at home, got our workouts done in the afternoon and had some great friends over for dinner!
The dinner was great, the time with some friends we hadn't seen in a while, even better. And to top it all off, we had homemade Apple Fritters (recipe below) with GOOD artisan ice cream in Vanilla Bean. Now my only experience with Apple Fritters up to this point was the kind my husband buys on the rare Sunday when we get donuts - and those to me are not good. So these, were a real treat.
What a great day! Enjoy!
Apple Fritters "ad hoc at home"
1 cup all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons granulated sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1⁄8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1 large egg
1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon whole milk
3 large Fuji, Gala, or Golden Delicious apples
Canola oil for deep-frying
Powdered sugar for dusting
If you like, serve them with Vanilla Ice Cream and a drizzle of honey. They’re best immediately after they are fried, so serve them hot.
Whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt in a medium bowl. Lightly beat the egg and milk in a small bowl. Whisk into the dry ingredients until combined. The batter can be covered and refrigerated for up to 3 hours. Peel the apples and slice the fruit from the core. Cut the apples into 2-inch-long, thick matchsticks. Fold into the batter. Heat about 1H inches of oil to 325°F in a wide deep pot. Set a cooling rack over a baking sheet and line with paper towels. Using two forks, lift up about 5 to 6 of the apple matchsticks from the batter, allowing the excess batter to drip back into the bowl—the fritter should be irregular in shape, with just a very light coating of batter—and add to the hot oil. Add a few more fritters to the pot, without crowding, and fry for about 5 minutes, turning the fritters from time to time, until crisp and golden brown. Use a skimmer or slotted spoon to transfer them to the paper towels, and fry the remaining fritters in batches. Stack the fritters on a serving platter, sprinkle generously with powdered sugar, and serve immediately.
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