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German Apple Fritters recipe

Granny's German Apple Fritters recipe is perfect for fall and Oktoberfest season but really, these old-fashioned beer-battered apple rings are a delicious dessert all year round!
Course Dessert
Cuisine German
Keyword German apple fritters
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 8 minutes
Total Time 28 minutes
Servings 2
Calories 200 kcal

Ingredients

  • 2 tart apples
  • 100 g flour + more for dusting - 1/2 cup + 2 tbsps
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 pinch of salt
  • 1/4 cup - 60 ml milk
  • 2-3 tbsp beer
  • 2 tbsps sugar
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • for frying - clarified butter frying oil
  • some powdered sugar or cinnamon sugar for dusting
  • homemade vanilla sauce if you like

Instructions

  1. Make ahead Tips: for extra delicious apple rings, prep the apples ahead of time and place them in a freezer bag with 1/2 cup to 3/4 cups of sugar and the juice of a lemon as well as a good splash of rum and let them sit in that mix for a couple of hours.

  2. First mix flour, sugar, salt and baking powder. Then the milk is added and everything is mixed with a handheld whisk to form a smooth dough.
  3. Add an egg, a pinch of salt and cinnamon, as well as the sugar and stir into a homogeneous mass.
  4. Let the dough rest a bit while we prepare the apples.
  5. Wash apples, pat dry and peel. Core the apples with an apple corer so that there is a hole of approx. Ø 2 cm.
  6. Slice the apples about 1.5 cm thick and set aside. I get 4 slices out of each apple. Don't cut them cut too thin.
  7. The apples lose liquid when frying and we still want something between our teeth.
  8. If you don't have an apple corer, simply cut the apple into rings and then cut out the core with a small knife.
  9. Drizzle the apple rings with a little lemon juice so they don't turn brown ( you can prep apple rings ahead of time, see tips).
  10. Heat 1 l oil or plenty of clarified butter in a wide saucepan. The oil is ready for frying when you put a wooden spoon in the fat and small bubbles form around it (180 C)
  11. While the fat is heating, mix the beer into the batter. 2-3 tbsp should be enough. Place the apple slices and the bowl with batter near the pan for frying. Prep a small shallow bowl of flour. Line another large plate with paper towels and set aside.
  12. Turn apple tings briefly in flour, then batter the rings using two forks to move them in the batter and then carefully place them in the hot fat. Do this carefully and always away from you so that you don't get splashed.
  13. Don't place all apple slices in the pot at once so that the slices do not stick together during frying. Fry for about 2 minutes on both sides until golden brown.
  14. Carefully remove the apple slices and place them on a plate lined with paper towels.
  15. Mix some sugar with cinnamon and roll the apple slices in the cinnamon sugar while they are still hot or dust them with icing sugar. Serve with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or vanilla sauce, if you like.

Recipe Notes

Double the recipe or triple. I always calculate 1 apple per person