Tuesday, November 25, 2014

Recipe for Apple Fritters

I went to a gathering at a friend's house last weekend. It was a beautiful November night, full or stars and not too cold. Early in the evening, as guests were still arriving and gathering around the campfire, one of our friends, Honey Marie, was still in the kitchen, dancing to music and frying up fritters.

These fritters aren't as good as Honey's, but they're still pretty damn good! I fried them up last night when I woke up at 3am with a sweet tooth and noticed that I still had one apple left from the several that I had bought from Mary Ann's fruit stand a few days before.


Apple fritters frying in coconut oil

Served up with honey and molasses
  1. In a small mixing bowl, combine 1/2 cup oatmeal, 1/4 cup wheat flour, 1/4 cup nut or soy flour, 1/4 cup biscuit mix, 1/2 cup sugar, and lots of cinnamon
  2. Mix in one egg, 1/4 cup olive oil, and just enough water to bring to a thick batter
  3. Add one peeled and diced apple
Mix batter well. Heat 1/4 inch of coconut oil to medium-high heat in a small frying pan. Drop spoonfuls of batter mix into hot oil and fry to golden brown, flipping as needed. Remove from frying pan and place on paper towel to remove excess oil. Top with honey and molasses when served.

Enjoy!
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3 comments:

  1. AnonymousDecember 1, 2014 at 9:42 PM

    Looks good!

    Are there any meals you miss or can you cook just about anything where you are?

    Mark

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    1. David ShillingDecember 9, 2014 at 4:58 PM

      Hi Mark!

      I can cook just about anything out here, and I've had many wonderful meals. I have a two-burner gas stove, a charcoal grill, an open fire pit with a grate, and a small stove-top camp oven. The camp oven is pretty limited, so baking is the only thing that's challenging. The oven is small and the heat doesn't circulate well, so I only bake things like cookies and biscuits and such. No lasagna or other such deep dishes that require a long bake time.

      I also have to manage my left-overs carefully, especially during Summer, since I have no refrigeration. But that's not really a problem. I shop for one meal at a time and plan the quantities carefully so that I avoid left-overs altogether.

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  2. AnonymousDecember 10, 2014 at 10:40 PM

    Great that you can cook such a lot! Is there a river or stream nearby? When I went camping with the Boy Scouts, we used to keep our milk and some other things cold by keeping them in the running water. Not perfect, but it worked.

    Mark.

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