Merritt Apple Fritters

Recipe Ingredients

4 cups	948ml	Firm - ripe apples peeled (large) a
		Cored and cut crosswise in
		Circles 1/4 inch thick
2 tablespoons	30ml	Brandy or dark rum
1		Egg - separated
1/2 cup	118ml	Milk
1 1/2 tablespoons	22ml	Brown sugar
1 cup	62g / 2.2oz	Flour
1/8 teaspoon	0.6ml	Baking powder
1/4 teaspoon	1.3ml	Salt
1/8 teaspoon	0.6ml	Ground cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon	0.6ml	Ground ginger
		Icing sugar - (to taste)
		Chilled whipped cream
		(for garnish)

Recipe Instructions

Pre-heat oil in deep fryer to 350-360F after apples have marinated for several hours. Put apples in a deep bowl and pour brandy or rum over top. Cover bowl and let apples sit in the marinade for several hours. Turn apples over often. Beat egg yolk with whisk in a bowl.

Add milk and sugar and mix together. Add dry ingredients and seasonings and blend well.

Beat egg white with a beater in a stainless steel, glass or copper bowl until stiff peaks form a batter. Drain apples and dip them in the batter.

Put apples, a few at a time, in oil in deep fryer at 350-360F and fry for 3-4 minutes - or until golden brown.

Remove and drain on paper towels.

Lightly sprinkle with icing sugar.

Serve with chilled whipped cream.

Source:
British Columbia Heritage Cookbook: By Mary Evans-Atkinson

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