Apple Fritters with Japanese Rice Flour (Gluten-Free)
Crispy, hot and rolled-in cinnamon and sugar, these fritters will—we promise—disappear. The recipe was created by The Culinary Institute of America.
Ingredients
Makes 25 pieces
1/4 cup (50g) egg yolk
1/4 cup (50g) whole eggs
2 1/2 cups (450g) sour cream
1/2 cup (120g) whole milk
2 TBS (25g) vegetable oil
1 teaspoon (6g) vanilla extract
3/4 cup (150g) granulated sugar
3 2/3 cups (525g) Japanese rice flour*
2 teaspoons (8g) salt (8g)
1/2 teaspoon (2g) nutmeg
1 TBS (15g) baking powder
1 teaspoon (5g) Xanthan gum
2 Granny Smith apples, peeled and small-diced
1 cup (200g) granulated sugar
2 teaspoons (5g) cinnamon
DIRECTIONS
1. Preheat oven at 375F
2. Combine all wet ingredients and whisk until smooth or 2 to 3 minutes.
3. Combine granulated sugar, salt, nutmeg, baking powder and xanthan gum.
4. Mix wet and dry ingredients together with a paddle attachment on a stand mixer on medium speed for about 1 minute.
5. Add the peeled and diced apples and mix them at medium speed for 30 seconds. Rest the batter for 45 minutes to allow the starch to hydrate.
6. Using 1 ounce or #40 scoop, portion batter into 350°F Frying oil.
7. Flip fritters halfway through the frying process.
8. When golden brown on both sides, after about 5 minutes, remove from the oil and finish in the oven for1 to 2 minutes or until fully cooked.
9. Combine cinnamon, salt and sugar. toss hot fritters in cinnamon sugar mixture wile still hot from the oven.
*available at The Rice Factory here and Los Angeles’ Nijiya Market online and in stores.