Apple Fritters With Cinnamon Sugar and Caramel Sauce

From Ready Steady Cook and presented by Janelle Bloom. Times and servings are estimates

• Ready In: 30 mins
• Serves: 2
• Yields: 10-12 Fritters

Ingredients

• Fritters

•  vegetable oil (for deep frying)
• 1⁄2 cup plain flour
• 1⁄2 cup self raising flour
• 2  tablespoons caster sugar
•  cold water (icy cold)
• 2  apples (pink lady recommended, cored and sliced)

• Cinnamon Sugar

• 2  tablespoons sugar
• 1  teaspoon cinnamon (ground)

• Caramel Sauce

• 60  g butter
• 1⁄3 cup brown sugar
• 1⁄2 cup  cream (pouring)

Directions

1. Fritters - pour oil into a medium saucepan until one-third full.
2. Heat over medium high heat until hot.
3. Combine the flours and sugar with enough ice cold water to make a batter the consistency of thickened (doubled) cream.
4. Coat the sliced apples in the batter and deep fry in batches for 3 to 4 minutes or until golden, remove to a wire rack to drain.
5. Cinnamon Sugar - combine the sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl.
6. Caramel Sauce - combine the butter and sugar in a small saucepan, place over medium heat and cook 3 - 4 minutes or until sugar is dissolved, stir in the cream and simmer for 2 - 3 minutes until sauce thickens.
7. Place the fitters on serving plates, sprinkle with the cinnamon sugar, pour over caramel sauce and enjoy.