Description
Normally fried, these makeover apple fritters are cooked in an air fryer and served with a sweet and savory sea salt and caramel sauce.
Ingredients
- ¼ cup warm water (100 to 110 degrees F/40 to 45 degrees C)
- 1 teaspoon active dry yeast
- ½ teaspoon white sugar
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- ¼ cup white sugar
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ cup milk, at room temperature
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
- ½ cup chopped apple
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ cup purchased or prepared caramel sauce
- 1 tablespoon hot water, or more as needed
- coarse sea salt, as needed
Instructions
- Stir together warm water
- yeast
- and 1/2 teaspoon sugar; let stand until foamy
- about 5 minutes.
- Stir together flour
- 1/4 cup sugar
- and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a medium bowl. Add yeast mixture
- milk
- oil
- and egg; stir until a soft dough comes together. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth
- 1 to 2 minutes (dough will be sticky). Pat dough into an 8-inch square.
- Toss together apple and cinnamon in a small bowl
- and sprinkle over 1/2 of the dough. Fold the side with no apples over the apples and knead until apples are dispersed
- about 30 seconds. Transfer dough to a lightly greased bowl
- cover
- and let rise in a warm place until doubled in volume
- about 1 hour.
- Lightly flour a piece of parchment paper; set aside. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Cut into 8 pieces. Pat each portion of dough with floured hands into a 3- to 4-inch oval; fritters do not have to be uniformly shaped. Transfer fritters to the prepared parchment paper
- cover loosely with plastic wrap
- and let stand until doubled in volume
- about 30 minutes.
- Preheat the air fryer to 360 degrees F (180 degrees C). Preheat the oven to 200 degrees F (95 degrees C). Place a wire rack over a rimmed baking sheet.
- Place 2 to 3 fritters in a single layer in the preheated air fryer basket and cook until golden brown
- about 5 minutes. Remove cooked fritters to the prepared baking sheet and keep warm in the preheated oven. Repeat with remaining fritters.
- Whisk together caramel sauce and 1 tablespoon hot water
- adding more water if necessary
- to make a smooth drizzling consistency. Drizzle hot fritters with caramel sauce and sprinkle with sea salt
- allowing baking sheet to catch caramel drips and excess salt.
Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 20 mins
Total Time: 2 hrs 5 mins
Servings: 8