BREAKFAST FRITTERS

Add a touch of sweetness to your breakfast or brunch with these warm and crispy little fritters. Perfect with a steaming cuppa!

Cooking oil, for deep frying
500 ml (2 cups) self-raising flour
15 ml (1 tablespoon) sugar
2.5 ml (½ teaspoon) salt
80 ml (⅓ cup) water
160 ml (⅔ cup) milk
2 eggs, beaten
10 ml (2 teaspoons) vanilla essence
15 ml (1 tablespoon) cooking oil
250 ml (1 cup) apples, peeled and diced
icing sugar, for dusting

Heat enough cooking oil in a deep-fryer or pot. In a large mixing bowl, mix the flour, sugar and salt. Add the water, milk, eggs, vanilla essence and oil to the dry ingredients.
Mix well, then add in the apples. Drop spoonfuls of the batter, about 15 ml, into the hot oil. Deep-fry until golden brown. Remove with a slotted spoon and drain on a paper towel.
Dust with icing sugar.
Serve warm.

Serve:
Perfect on its own or dipped in Greek yoghurt topped with honey or granadilla pulp.

Garnish:
With icing sugar, cinnamon sugar, glaze or caramel sauce.

Bon appétit!

Recipe and photo: Mauricia Jordaan