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A Bite To Eat With Alice: Apple and honey fritters

Prep time: 
10
Cook time: 
30
Skill level: 
Medium
Serves: 
6-8
A plate of golden-brown fritters drizzled in honey

Eat them while they're still hot. (ABC News: David Sier)

Alice Zaslavsky is the host of A Bite To Eat with Alice, weeknights at 6pm on ABC TV and anytime on ABC iview. Alice is the resident culinary correspondent for ABC News Breakfast and ABC Radio, a food literacy advocate, bestselling cookbook author, and creator of Phenomenom, a free digital toolbox helping teachers slip more serves of veg into the curriculum.

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John Safran, Australian writer, filmmaker and comedian known for his distinctive and often provocative work, joined Alice in the kitchen.

Alice surprised Safran with this indulgent dessert made from his favourite fruit.

APPLE AND HONEY FRITTERS - Process.

You want your apple slices to be just under a centimetre thick. (ABC News: David Sier)

This recipe appears in A Bite to Eat with Alice, a new nightly cooking show on ABC iview and weeknights at 6pm on ABC TV.

Find the full list of recipe credits here.

A Bite To Eat With Alice: Apple and honey fritters

Prep time: 
10
Cook time: 
30
Skill level: 
Medium
Serves: 
6-8

Ingredients

Method

  1. Grab a medium bowl and splash in 2 cups of water and squeeze in the lemon juice then leave the lemon half bobbing about in the bowl.
  2. Peel the apples, coring with a vegetable corer, then slice into 8mm-thick discs and pop into the water while you make your batter.
  3. In a second bowl, whisk together the flour, salt, baking powder and milk to a fine slurry then allow to stand for 10 minutes to relax.
  4. Heat 1cm of oil in a wide, heavy-based pan to 175°C (you can test it by dropping in a bit of batter, which should colour within 20 seconds).
  5. Pat the apple pieces dry then dunk them in the batter, letting any surplus run off, before popping them into the pan. Fry for 2-3 minutes per side until golden brown.
  6. Meanwhile, combine the cinnamon and sugar on a saucer, shaking about to distribute evenly. Scoop the golden fritters out of the oil, drain lightly on kitchen towel, then toss in the cinnamon sugar while they're still hot.
  7. Serve warm, drizzled with honey.
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