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Gluten Free Apple Fritters

Gluten Free Apple Fritters that are crispy on the outside and soft, sweet and loaded with apples on the inside.
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 4 minutes
Total Time 2 days
Course Dessert, Snack
Cuisine gluten free
Servings 8

Ingredients
  

Build the Levain

  • 45 g active starter
  • 90 g warm water
  • 45 g sorghum flour
  • 45 g brown rice flour
  • 5 g sugar

Dough

  • 50 g potato starch
  • 30 g tapioca starch
  • 75 g brown rice flour
  • 95 g sorghum flour
  • 9 g salt
  • 50 g white sugar
  • 20 g whole psyllium husk
  • 8 g finely ground flaxseed
  • 120 g warm water
  • 1 large egg
  • 130 g lukewarm milk
  • 60 g soft butter
  • finely ground white rice flour as needed for dusting
  • 1 - 1.5 L Vegetable oil for frying or enough to nearly cover the fritters when they are in the pot

Apple Filling

  • 300 g gala apples 3 to 4 medium apples
  • 10 g cold butter
  • 50 g brown sugar
  • 2 tsp cinnamon or apple pie spice
  • 1 tsp tapioca starch

Glaze (optional)

  • 200 g icing sugar
  • 70 g melted butter
  • 1 tsp lemon juice
  • 4 - 5 tbs boiling water

Instructions
 

Levain

  • Reactivate your starter 6 to 8 hours before making the levain for it to be bubbly and active.
  • In a jar whisk the starter and water, then add in the flours and sugar, before whisking again to aerate, and completely incorporate any loose flour.
  • Ferment the levain for 4- 6 hours in a warm location until it has risen in height and formed a peak or dome. When to has peaked it is time to mix the levain into the dough. Cook the apples while the levain rises.

Apple Filling

  • Peel, core and dice the apples, into 1/2-inch pieces.
  • In a pan on medium heat, add the butter, apples, cinnamon and sugar. Cook the mixture for about 5 minutes, until the apples have softened slightly. Transfer the apples to a bowl and leave them to cool.

Mix and Proof the Dough

  • To a large bowl, add the potato starch, tapioca starch, brown rice flour, sorghum flour, salt and sugar.
  • In a medium bowl add the psyllium husk and flax seed. Immediately whisk in the water, milk and egg to form a gel.
  • Add the psyllium gel and the soft butter to the flour blend and mix well in a kitchen mixer or with your hands.
  • Here you have two options:
    option 1 - proof the dough at room temperature for 30 minutes and then place it covered into the fridge overnight.
  • option 2 - proof the dough at room temperature for up to hour before shaping the dough and adding the filling. The proofing time will depend upon the warmth of your kitchen. It may be 30 minutes if warm. The dough should be just starting to rise.

Shape

  • Cut some parchment paper slightly larger than 11" x 15". Sprinkle the paper with a little flour and place the proofed dough on it.
  • Roll the dough out on the parchment paper into an 11×15 inch rectangle.
  • Evenly spread the cooked apples over the surface of the dough. Sprinkle tapioca starch on top of the apple and roll the dough up into a log, starting from the short side.
  • Cut the filled dough into 8 equal pieces and then cut these in half again for 16 fritters.
  • With your hands roll and press each fritter together so it won’t fall apart in the fryer. if a little apple is poking out that is ok!. This is a sticky job so just add a little flour to your hands.
  • Place the fritters on parchment paper, cover and let them proof for about 2 hours at 72-80°F. (22-26°C)
  • Add the oil to a deep, medium sized saucepan and heat it to 375°F (190°C)
  • Add 3 or 4 fritters to the hot oil leaving lots of room between each one, and fry 2 minutes per side. Flip the fritters over with a spoon.
  • Remove the fritters from the oil and drain on paper towels.

Glaze

  • Melt the butter in a saucepan on medium heat, then remove it from the heat.
  • Whisk the icing sugar into the butter, add the lemon juice and a tablespoon of water at a time, until the glaze reaches the desired consistency. Add a little more icing sugar or water as needed.
  • Dip the top of each apple fritter into the glaze and leave it to set on a cooling rack.
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