Berk's County Apple Fritters

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1 cup flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 -2 teaspoon lemon juice
• 2 -3 cups sliced peeled apples
• oil or shortening (for frying)
• cinnamon, for dusting
• powdered sugar, for dusting (my preference is 2 parts sugar to 1 part cinnamon)

Recipe

• 1 peel and slice the apples and toss well with the lemon juice; set aside.
• 2 cream together the sugar and eggs.
• 3 add the flour and baking powder, stir, then add the milk.
• 4 mix well& fold in the lemon juice and apple mixture.
• 5 drop by teaspoonfuls into hot shortening (or make into little cakes& fry in a pan like pancakes) and fry until browned, crispy and cooked through.
• 6 drain on paper towels and serve hot sprinkled with powdered sugar& cinnamon.
• 7 serves about 4; number of fritters depends on the size.