Main Ingredients:

See below ingredients and instructions of the recipe

Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

1 c Stayman Winesap apples,
Peeled and cubed
2 c Apple cider
1 c All-purpose flour
1/2 ts Salt
2 ts Baking powder
1 tb Plus 1 teaspoon sugar
1 lg Egg, beaten
2/3 c Milk, room temperature
3 tb Unsalted butter, melted and
Cooled
6 c Lard or vegetable oil
Garnish:
Powdered sugar and cinnamon
For Cider Sauce:
2/3 c Sugar
1/4 ts Freshly grated nutmeg
2 ts Cornstarch
1/4 ts Salt
3/4 c Hard cider
1/4 c Water
1 Bay leaf
1 (2-inch) strip lemon peel
1/4 c Bourbon

Macerate apples for 1/2 hour with apple cider.

Sift together flour, salt, baking powder and sugar. Make a well in the
center of dry ingredients and beat in egg, milk and butter. Mix until
homogeneous. Drain apples and gently fold into the batter. Set aside
for up to 1 hour.

In a large saucepan, combine sugar, nutmeg, cornstarch and salt. Add
remaining ingredients for cider sauce, except bourbon, and bring to a
simmer. Simmer 10 minutes. Stir in bourbon. Remove from heat and set
aside.

Heat lard or oil in a heavy 4 quart saucepan to 375 degrees. Drop
fritter mixture into hot fat by the teaspoonful. Fry until golden and
drain well. Dust with powdered sugar and cinnamon.

Serve with cider sauce on the side. Yield: 3 dozen fritters

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(Courtesy of Scott Peacock)

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