3 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 cup sugar
1 large egg
1 cup milk
1/4 cup butter or margarine, melted
2 teaspoons grated orange peel
1/4 cup fresh orange juice
2 cups cooking apples, peeled and diced
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Vegetable oil
Sifted powdered sugar
Combine first 4 ingredients; make a well in center of mixture. Combine egg, milk, and butter, stirring well; stir in orange peel and next 3 ingredients. Add to flour mixture, stirring mixture just until dry ingredients are moistened. Pour oil to a depth of 2 inches into a large Dutch oven; heat to 350 degrees F. Drop batter by rounded tablespoonfuls into hot oil; fry fritters in batches 1-1/2 minutes on each side or until golden. Drain fritters well on paper towels and cool slightly. Sprinkle with powdered sugar.
Yield: about 3 dozen (about 12 servings).
Per serving: 214 Calories (kcal); 5g Total Fat; (22% calories from fat); 5g Protein; 37g Carbohydrate; 31mg Cholesterol; 225mg Sodium; 1g Fiber
Food Exchanges: 1-1/2 Grain (Starch); 0 Lean Meat; 0 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 1 Fat; 1/2 Other Carbohydrates