Apple Fritters!

What you need:

2 cups All-purpose Flour

3/4 cup sugar (scant)

2-1/4 teaspoons Baking Powder

1-1/4 teaspoon Salt

2 teaspoons Ground Cinnamon

2 whole Large Eggs

3/4 cups Whole Milk

2 teaspoons Vanilla Extract

2 Tablespoons Melted Butter

2 whole Granny Smith Apples, Peeled And Diced

Powdered Sugar (optional, for dusting)

Vegetable Oil (for frying)

What to do:

1. In a mixing bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt.
2. In a separate bowl, beat the eggs with a fork, then add milk, melted butter, and vanilla.
3. Gently fold dry and wet ingredients together until just combined (do not overmix.) Fold in apples. Add enough apples to make a very chunky batter.  You want a good amount of apple in the mix!
4. Heat a couple of inches of canola oil over medium-high heat. When it gets hot, drop a little drop of batter into the oil. If it sizzles immediately and rises to the top, the oil is ready; if it burns quickly, turn down the heat.
5. Drop teaspoons of batter into the hot oil, four to six at a time. Sometimes they'll flip over by themselves; sometimes you have to flip them. Just watch them and make sure they don't get too brown, but cook them long enough to make sure the batter's cooked through, about 2 to 2 1/2 minutes total.
6. Remove and drain on a paper towel. Dust very generously with powdered sugar.
7. Enjoy!

I've come to the conclusion that anything I cook from The Pioneer Woman's website will be delicious!  I came across these the other night, and decided to make them.  Oh man...they were SO GOOD!  The cake part of the fritter isn't too sweet, which I like, and the little bites of apple that you get add a sweet but tart flavor.  What I'm trying to say is, you NEED to make these, and soon! You won't regret it!