Sir George's Apple Fritters

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/4 cup ale or 1/4 cup beer
• 1 tablespoon dry yeast
• 1 cup flour
• 1 egg
• 3 -4 apples (macintosh)
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• oil (for frying) or shortening (for frying)
• confectioners' sugar

Recipe

• 1 heat the beer to lukewarm.
• 2 put the yeast in a medium sized bowl and add 1/4 cup of the beer; stir and let sit about 10 minutes.
• 3 mix in the flour, egg yolks or egg if desired, and salt. add extra beer as needed to make this the consistency of pancake batter.
• 4 beat the mixture and then cover the bowl.
• 5 leave in a warm place for about an hour. it should at least double in bulk.
• 6 peel the apples, core them and cut into wedges or rings.
• 7 put the apple slices in the batter and stir to.
• 8 coat them.
• 9 fry quickly in oil or deep fat.
• 10 sprinkle with sugar and serve.