Recipe: Stephenson's Apple Fritters

STEPHENSON'S APPLE FRITTERS

"A Kansas City restaurant called Stephenson's Apple Farm is known for these. This recipe is a clipping I had from a newspaper from who knows when. Could be their actual recipe or a very good copycat"

1 orange, juice, rind and all
1 cup milk
1/4 cup butter or margarine, melted
1 egg, beaten
1 cup apples, finely chopped
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 cups flour
1/2 cup sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
oil for deep frying

Place entire orange in blender and chop finely. Set aside.

In a mixing bowl, combine milk, melted butter and egg, mixing slightly. Add apples, orange and vanilla.

Sift together flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt. Stir dry ingredients into milk mixture with a spoon until blended. Do not over mix !

Preheat oil in fryer to 350 degrees F.

Drop batter off end of teaspoon into hot oil. Turn once for even browning. Cool slightly and roll in powdered sugar.

Adapted from source: PrimQuiler / Recipezaar