Baked Apple Fritters

Total Time: 4 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 4 hrs Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 envelope active dry yeast
• 1/4 cup warm water (100-110 degrees)
• 3/4 cup nonfat milk or 3/4 cup skim milk (scalded/heated to 100-115 degrees)
• 1/4 cup margarine (sliced)
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups whole wheat pastry flour
• 2 cups unbleached flour (about)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1 egg
• 2 cups peeled chopped apples
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 3 -4 tablespoons lemon juice

Recipe

• 1 sprinkle yeast over warm water and set aside for 5 minutes.
• 2 meanwhile, combine hot milk, margarine, sugar and salt in the bowl of food processor.
• 3 (or mixing bowl) let stand until margarine melts.
• 4 beat in 1 1/2 cups of flour.
• 5 add yeast mixture, cinnamon and egg.
• 6 process or beat until combined.
• 7 add other 2 cups flour and process or mix and knead on board.
• 8 add additional flour if needed.
• 9 place dough in greased bowl.
• 10 turn to grease top.
• 11 cover and let rise about 1 1/2 hours or let rise in the refrigerator over night (bringing dough to room temperature before continuing).
• 12 punch dough down.
• 13 mix in apples.
• 14 divide dough into thirds.
• 15 cut dough with shears or chop with sharp knife.
• 16 shape cut dough into six mounds on a greased baking sheet.
• 17 repeat with other two sections of dough.
• 18 cover and let rise at room temperature until double in bulk, about 1 hour.
• 19 uncover and bake at 350 degrees for about 15 minutes or until golden.
• 20 meanwhile, place powdered sugar in food processor.
• 21 process until fluffy, not lumpy.
• 22 slowly add lemon juice and keep processing until smooth and satiny.
• 23 while fritters are still warm spoon on glaze.