APPEL BEIGNETS (Appleflappen - a Dutch treat)
1 cup flour
Pinch salt
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 egg
2/3 cup beer, at room temperature
apples ; Pippins are best but any tart apple will do
Oil for deep frying
Sugar and cinnamon
Confectioners' sugar
Peel and core apples. Slice about 1/4 inch thick and sprinkle each layer with cinnamon and sugar.
Whisk flour, salt and baking powder.
Beat egg into beer; stir into flour mixture.
Dip apple slices in batter, then fry in deep fat until lightly browned. Drain in brown paper bag.
Place on paper towel lined plate or platter then sift confectioners' sugar over each layer or drip in cinnamon and sugar mixture to coat.
