Desserts

Apple Pancakes

⏱ 20 min🍳 10 min👤 4 pp★☆☆☆☆

Apple fritters are among the simplest and fastest homemade desserts to prepare. Preparing them is not difficult at all and in a few minutes you will have a deliciously fragrant dessert. Its intoxicating apple scent will pervade your entire home and - guaranteed - these pancakes will disappear in a second. On the other hand, apple-based desserts, be they pies, pies, tarte tatin or other - are always very popular with everyone. That said, the apple fritters you find presented here come in the form of a rounded slice of evil. But if you don't have time or you simply don't have a saucepan, you can also prepare the apple fritters in pieces: the recipe will be the same, what will change is the presentation.

Information
20 minutes Total time
10 minutes Active time
Serves 4 persons
★☆☆☆☆ Easy

Preparation

Sift the flour into a bowl, add the yolk (keep the egg white), a pinch of salt, a teaspoon of sugar and lots of milk until the mixture is smooth and fluid. When the batter is ready, cover it with cling film and let it rest for about 1 hour. Peel the apples without dividing them, core them with the appropriate tool, cut them into horizontal slices 1/2 cm thick and sprinkle them with sugar after sprinkling them with a little lemon juice. At the time of frying, heat abundant oil (at least 2 fingers) in the black frying pan. Beat the egg whites very firmly and add them gently to the batter with a movement from top to bottom and vice versa. When the oil is hot (170 degrees on the thermostat for those who use the fryer) pass the apple slices in the batter, so as to coat them completely, and put some in the pan 3-4 at a time. Turn them over once and, when they are golden brown, pull them up and place them on a double sheet of kitchen paper. Sprinkle with sugar and serve hot or lukewarm. Apple fritters, as well as a dessert, can also be one of the ingredients of the classic Italian-style mixed fry. In this case the sugar is completely eliminated both in the batter and after frying.

Tips
The best oil for frying is olive oil. But if you don't like its opaque smell, go for a peanut oil. Be careful not to let him reach the smoke point!
Trivia
There are around 7,000 different apple varieties around the world! For this recipe, choose a sweet apple that is suitable for cooking. The Golden will do just fine!

Step by step

Yolks and sugar
Yolks and sugar
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Additional information

Chunky Apple Fritters: they are super quick apple fritters

Apple fritters are a fun and particularly versatile sweet dessert. You don't need a special occasion to make them: you can prepare them on any day of the year, perhaps for your children's snack. If you don't have an apple corer or simply want to save time and make a quick recipe, you can just cut the apples into chunks. Chunky apple fritters turn out just as well as those made with sliced apples. However, you should take care to cut the apples into regular cubes and not too thick. If the apple pieces are too thick, it will affect the success of the recipe, resulting in an interior that is still too cold and crunchy. Therefore, make sure your apple pieces are no thicker than half a centimeter. Moreover, if you want to make super quick apple fritters, this method is ideal. The smaller apple pieces will help shorten the cooking time.

Puffed Apple Fritters: they are apple fritters in batter with whipped egg whites

To achieve puffed apple fritters, we recommend taking a few minutes of your time to prepare a batter as described above. First, separate the egg yolks from the egg whites, work the batter with only the yolks at first, and then add the whipped egg whites. As you know, egg whites allow you to incorporate air: this is the secret to getting puffed apple fritters. When you are about to make apple fritters in batter, don't forget that the first thing to do is separate the yolks from the whites, keeping the whites aside to whip them. To achieve well-whipped and firm egg whites, add a pinch of salt while whipping.

Pan-fried Apple Fritters or Air Fryer Apple Fritters?

In most cases, apple fritters are pan-fried apple fritters. We have all always made fried fish, Italian mixed fried dishes, and of course, pan-fried apple fritters. Today, times have changed and fryers are used. The most commonly used one at the moment is the air fryer. An air fryer allows us to achieve excellent frying results without using fats, benefiting our figure and overall health. Well, if you decide to make apple fritters in an air fryer, you might encounter some difficulties. Normally, the air fryer accommodates very light coatings, such as tempura or breadcrumb coatings. However, apple fritters require a rich coating, a true batter. We recommend doing the following: prepare the batter so that it is thick. Let it rest in the fridge for a quarter of an hour. Then dip the apples in it and place the battered apples in the freezer, already laid on the container or basket of the fryer. Then set the fryer to 180 degrees and add the cold apples. The frying of the apple fritters in the air fryer will be perfect.

Baked Apple Fritters

Now let's move on to baked apple fritters. It's true that frying is enjoyable, but apple fritters can also be made in the oven, with great benefits for health and weight. You just need to prepare the recipe as usual and then bake the apple fritters properly placed on parchment paper. The oven should not be static, but ventilated. The oven should be preheated when you place the apple fritters inside, at a temperature of 180°.

Eggless Apple Fritters, Soft Apple Fritters

We conclude our overview of variations of apple fritters with eggless apple fritters. Even without eggs, you can prepare a coating suitable for creating apple fritters. The result will be soft apple fritters. Make a batter by mixing well-sifted flour 0, a bit of plant-based milk, cold sparkling water, and a pinch of baking powder for sweets. You will see that you will achieve a light, crispy, and delicious batter even without eggs!