Dutch Apple Fritters (apelbeignets)

Total Time: 14 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 4 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 6 -8 firm tart apples
• 2 cups beer
• 2 cups flour
• 1 pinch salt
• oil or vegetable shortening, for deep frying
• vanilla sugar (granulated)

Recipe

• 1 peel and core apples and cut into lengthwise slices between 1/3 and 1/2 inch thick.
• 2 mix beer with flour and salt until smooth and free of lumps.
• 3 dip apple slices into batter and let excess drip off.
• 4 fry a few slices at a time in fat heated to 370 f.
• 5 turn once so they become golden brown on both sides--about 4 minutes in all.
• 6 drain one a paper towel and serve warm sprinkled with sugar.
• 7 makes 6 to 10 servings.
• 8 *vanillasugar: place 1 pound confectioners' or granulated sugar in a jar with 2 or 3 vanilla beans.
• 9 close jar tightly and let stand for 48 hours before using.
• 10 replenish sugar as it is used up.
• 11 use as called for in individual recipes.
• 12 beans need replacing only after 4 or 5 months.
• 13 visions of sugarplums.