Homemade Apple Fritters

October is "apple season" on Amish farms around the Midwest. Amish homemakers love this time of year for making apple butter, cider and dessert treats like these fritters.

• Ready In: 13 mins
• Serves: 4-6

Ingredients

• 1  cup flour, sifted
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking powder
• 3  tablespoons confectioners' sugar
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 cup milk
• 1  egg, well-beaten
• 2  medium tart apples, thinly sliced

Directions

1. Sift all the dry ingredients into a bowl.
2. Stir the milk into the egg.
3. Add to dry ingredients and mix well.
4. Drop batter by spoonfuls into deep fat heated to 365 and fry about 3 minutes.
5. Turn fritters during frying.
6. Drain on absorbent paper.