A chicago DJ I have listened to since I was in jr high has been extolling the virtues of apple fritters for about a year now. Supposed to be an great place in Battle Creek MI for them. Funny you should post this now, as said DJ just claimed responsibility for bringing these back a few weeks ago! Steve Dahl for anyone in Chicago wondering

My old all time favorite

Due to various complications of diabetes I had to abandon them
in 2003. Fortunately I've found some new suitable replacements. Still ain't nothing like a proper apple crisp...

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Originally posted by parabellum:

You know you want 'em

Oh man, they are my number one biggest weakness.

They are off limits per my wife and doctor. But, there was a donut shop nearby that made incredible apple fritters and I would sneak over there occasionally.

The donut shop went out of business a couple of years ago. It broke my heart, but it was probably for the best for me.

It takes a hellava lot of nerve to serve up that pic right after I just finished a Mcdonalds "pretend" apple pie!

(Of course it takes a hellava lot of nerve to ride herd on all of us Sigforum critters, so I guess you have the right certification! )

There’s a donut shop in Quakertown PA called Yum-Yum Donuts that makes an apple fritter the size of a child’s baseball glove and it weighs probably a pound.

As King of Queens Doug Heffernan used to say “I’m not proud of myself” when admitting I once ate one in a sitting.

Hey, I was hungry and it was delicious!

Only thing better than an Apple fritter is a raspberry fritter. Both awesome.

Given the choice between a fritter and any donut the fritter wins IMO.

The Apple fritter from Yum-Yum Donut Shop, Quakertown PA:

Not to hijack but if you like apple fritters, you might want to try Chef John's French Apple Cake (which he just posted):



https://youtu.be/fOx59nDPIhg?si=GayGSFV79FNADv9l

We love these; however, we quit buying them at the local stores here. Never tasted fresh-made and we joked that there was never any apple in them (but it wasn't a joke).

Have two great places nearby that make them fresh. Oh So Good! Nothing like them, EXCEPT:


My wife recently started making a FANTASTIC Apple Fritter cake. She, in the past, had been pretty famous around these parts from her version of the french apple cake above, but the whole family AND my goddaughters family have all voted for the Apple Fritter cake. And its lots easier to make, so she says.

Living in Washington has a just a few pluses, including great apples.

They're my all time favorite pastry. Especially if made with Jonathan Apples.

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Originally posted by smlsig:
There’s a place on the Outer Banks of NC in the little town of Buxton that make these and calls them “Apple Ugly’s” and they are huge!
Makes my mouth water just thinking about them.

Indeed, they are amazing

Let’s not forget pumpkin doughnuts

If you're ever down in the OBX close to the Cape Hatters Light House stop by Orange Blossom Bakery & Cafe and order one of their Apple Uglies. You will not be disappointed.

I found a pdf of the book in Para's video in this link....

http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/digi...TX715.G6245_1927.pdf

Those look amazing but I have to refrain cause of diabetes. Maybe I can modify the recipe and air fry them. Won't be the same I am sure.

I grew up in a little town in Northern California called Sebastopol. It was famous for two things: Charles Schulz and gravenstein apples (and me of course). In the 50’s and 60’s people drove up to Sebastopol from the Bay Area to buy gravensteins; the backup from the one stoplight in town then was two miles every weekend in the summer (Russian River) and late summer for the Gravenstein Apple Festival. IMO Gravs are the perfect apple for baking as well as eating—not too sweet, not too tart.
The nearby town of Occidental then had three home-style Italian restaurants, and each of them specialized in apple fritters for dessert. Those were almost always taken home, as one could not possibly eat the entire dinner much less adding dessert.

OTOH: the most exquisite apple baking concoction I have ever had in the entire world was the apple croissant at a unique Austrian Konditorei in Davis, CA. The Konditorei closed down a year ago when the Austrian chef could not find a replacement, and he really wanted to retire. Sigh. Well, it’s better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.

I love "good" apple fritters, but finding good ones is becoming a problem. IMHO, none of the chain donut shops make donuts or fritters worth eating. You have to find a Mom and Pop shop to find good donuts.
Rod

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Originally posted by sjtill:
I grew up in a little town in Northern California called Sebastopol.

In school, did they teach the Crimean War?

YES! Two words to warm the cockles of my heart.

RMD