Apple Fritters with Orange Glaze

Name: Apple Fritters with Orange Glaze
Cook time: 45 minutes
Total time: 45 minutes
Yield: Makes about 25 fritters
Ingredients: 2 cups all-purpose flour; 1/2 cup sugar; 2 1/4 teaspoons baking powder; 1 teaspoon fine salt; 2 large eggs; 3/4 cup whole milk; 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled slightly; 2 teaspoons grated orange zest from 1 navel orange (set aside orange to use for juice in glaze); 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract; 2 Golden Delicious apples (1 pound total), peeled, cored, cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices; About 3 cups vegetable oil; 1 cup confectioners' sugar plus more for dusting; 3 tablespoons orange juice from navel orange; 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract; Deep-fat/candy thermometer

By Melissa Roberts

January 2, 2013

Apple Fritters with Orange GlazeLara Ferroni

Hanukkah is the celebration of ritual oil that miraculously lasted for eight days instead of one, which is why oil factors prominently during the holiday. While latkes (potato pancakes pan-fried in oil) are traditional—and we've never met a latke we didn't love—why not end the meal this year with apple fritters that are as tender and delicate as cake doughnuts? Drizzled with an orange glaze, they echo the flavors of the winter season.

Editor's Note: This recipe is part of Gourmet's Modern Menu for A Hanukkah Feast. Menu also includes Salmon with Potato "Scales" and Swiss Chard with Horseradish .

Cooks' note:

•Fritters are best freshly made but can be fried (not glazed) 1 day ahead. Once cooled, keep chilled, layered between sheets of parchment or wax paper, in an airtight container. Reheat in a 350°F oven until crisped and warmed through (they will continue to crisp as they cool), 10 to 12 minutes.

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