Recipe#3524

Title: Apple Fritters 03

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Yield:  4 servings
  
 3 medium cooking apples, peeled and cored
 50 g plain flour
 pinch salt
 1 teaspoon icing sugar, sifted
 4 tablespoons water, luke warm
 2 teaspoons butter, melted
 1 egg white
 oil for deep frying
 icing sugar
 cream or yogurt
 Cut the apples into 1/2 cm thick rings.  Sift the flour and salt
 into a bowl.  add the sugar.  Gradually mix to a thick, smooth
 batter with the water and butter.  Whisk the egg white to a stiff
 snow.  Fold into the flour mixture.  Coat the apple rings with the
 batter.  Fry in deep hot fat or oil for 2-3 minutes or until golden.
 Remove from the pan and drain on absorbent kitchen paper.  Dredge
 thickly with sifted icing sugar.  Accompany with fresh single cream,
 soured cream or natural yogurt.
 Banana Fritters
 Follow the recipe and method for apple fritters.  Omit the apples
 and use small bananas, peeled and cut in half lengthways.