Sourdough Apple Fritters Recipe

I have realized in my journey through the wonders of sourdough; it can be a love-hate relationship. There is much enjoyment in keeping a small amount of batter breathing and growing in my kitchen. It’s a good feeling having an abundant commodity like yeast growing in wide mouth mason jars for weeks, months, and even years. Baking can be a privilege because, as I write this, the world is still in a pandemic, and there is no yeast to be bought.

I hate it because it is a severe learning curve, and I have destroyed more bread loaves than I care to admit. And that is why I have come up with this wonderful sourdough apple fritter recipe. It’s easy, it uses up some unfed sourdough starter, and it is a hit with the family.

The husband is a fanatic about apple fritters. I swear, he can eat his weight in them if I buy them from the store. He can devour four large fritters in a matter of an hour just. But the store variety loaded with sugar and super sweet. And while fried dough, yes, is not suitable for you, these little sourdough apple fritters have no sugar added to the dough except for the small amount of white icing drizzled on top, which is optional.

Now, if you love sweeter dough, I recommend using one cup of unfed friendship sourdough starter instead of the regular. This starter already fed with plain white granulated sugar and gives a sweet batter every time.

Cost to make the recipe.

The cost to make this recipe is inexpensive and a calculated fritter costing $0.30 or the entire recipe about $4.45. Now, the value of each fritter will significantly depend on the size of each of yours. Therefore, larger fritters will cost more and smaller less.

I like to make these in the early fall when our trees are giving us apples, making that ingredient free, and we also make our vanilla extract, and that can be a cheaper cost as well. Our homesteading price can be closer to $3.00 for the entire recipe or about $0.20 per apple fritter.

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