Apple Fritters with Custard Sauce

Ingredients

• 6 Golden Delicious apples
• 1/3 cup granulated sugar
• 1/3 cup brandy
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 egg yolks
• 3/4 cup milk
• 2/3 cup beer
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted
• 4 egg yolks
• 1/3 cup granulated sugar
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• Vegetable oil (for frying)
• 2 egg whites (room temperature)
• Confectioners' sugar

Instructions

1. Pare and core apples. Cut into 1/4 inch rings. Place in large bowl. Toss with 1/3 cup sugar, brandy, and cinnamon.
2. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour, tossing occasionally.
3. For the fritter batter, in a bowl combine flour, 2 yolks, 3/4 cup milk, beer and butter. Let stand one hour at room temperature.
4. To prepare custard sauce, in a medium saucepan combine yolks and 1/3 cup sugar. Stir in 1 1/2 cups milk. Cook over medium low heat, stirring constantly, until custard coats the back of a metal spoon.
5. Stir in vanilla extract.
6. Cool to room temperature.
7. In a large skillet, heat 1 inch of oil to 375 degrees F.
8. In a small bowl, beat egg whites until stiff; fold in fritter batter.
9. Drain liquid from apples.
10. Dip apple slices, one at a time, into batter with fork or tongs, letting excess drip back into bowl.
11. Fry fritters until brown on one side; turn and brown other side.
12. Drain on paper towels.
13. Arrange on plate; sprinkle with confectioners' sugar.
14. Serve with warm custard sauce.