Apple Fritters With Cider Sauce

The revolt against hedonism has killed the spirit of worship in many churches. When you have the notion that high moral acts must be free from self-interest, then worship, which is one of the highest moral acts a human can perform, has to be conceived simply as duty. And when worship is reduced to a duty it ceases to exist. One of the great enemies of worship in our church is our own misguided virtue. We have the vague notion that seeking our own pleasure is sin and therefore virtue itself imprisons the longings of our hearts and smothers the spirit of worship. For what is worship if it is not our joyful feasting upon the banquet of God's glory?

John Piper

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Eggs, Dairy, Vegetables		Taste2	36	Servings

INGREDIENTS

		=== FRITTERS ===
1	c	Peeled, cubed Stayman
		Winesap apples
2	c	Apple cider
1	c	All-purpose flour
1/2	t	Salt
2	t	Baking powder
1	T	Sugar, plus
1	t	Sugar
1		Egg, beaten
2/3	c	Milk, room temperature
3	T	Unsalted butter, melted
		cooled
6	c	Lard or vegetable oil
		=== GARNISH ===
		Powdered sugar and cinnamon
		=== CIDER SAUCE ===
2/3	c	Sugar
1/4	t	Freshly-grated nutmeg
2	t	Cornstarch
1/4	t	Salt
3/4	c	Hard cider
1/4	c	Water
1		Bay leaf
1		Two-inch lemon peel strip
1/4	c	Bourbon

INSTRUCTIONS

Macerate apples for 1/2 hour with apple cider. Sift together flour,
salt, baking powder and sugar. Make a well in the center of dry
ingredients and beat in egg, milk and butter. Mix until homogeneous.
Drain apples and gently fold into the batter. Set aside for up to 1
hour. In a large saucepan, combine sugar, nutmeg, cornstarch and  salt.
Add remaining ingredients for cider sauce, except bourbon, and  bring
to a simmer. Simmer 10 minutes. Stir in bourbon. Remove from  heat and
set aside. Heat lard or oil in a heavy 4-quart saucepan to  375
degrees. Drop fritter mixture into hot fat by the teaspoonful.  Fry
until golden and drain well. Dust with powdered sugar and  cinnamon.
Serve with cider sauce on the side. This recipe yields 3  dozen
fritters.  Recipe Source: TASTE with David Rosengarten Recipe courtesy
of Scott  Peacock From the TV FOOD NETWORK - (Show # TS-1G15 broadcast
04-16-1998) Downloaded from their Web-Site - http://www.foodtv.com
Formatted for MasterCook by Joe Comiskey, aka MR MAD -
jpmd44a@prodigy.com -or- MAD-SQUAD@prodigy.net  04-21-1998  Recipe by:
David Rosengarten  Converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 362 Calories From Fat: 319 Total Fat: 35.5g Cholesterol: 27.2mg Sodium: 87.6mg Potassium: 31.9mg Carbohydrates: 9.9g Fiber: <1g Sugar: 4.9g Protein: <1g