I tried these on my first trip to San Francisco and been wanting to make them ever since. It’s like deep fried apple pie in bun form – what’s not to love?!
For the dough:
2 cups plus 4 tbsp plain flour, plus extra for dusting
2 tbsp caster sugar
1 x 1/4 oz sachets dried yeast
1/4 cup milk
1 large free-range egg
2 tbsp butter, melted
For the filling:
1 tbsp butter
2 Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored and diced
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tbsp caster sugar
½ tsp lemon juice
1/2 cup icing sugar
4 tsp maple syrup
For the dough:
275g plain flour, plus extra for dusting
25g caster sugar
1 x 7g sachets dried yeast
65 ml milk
1 large free-range egg
25g butter, melted
For the filling:
15g butter
2 Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored and diced
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tbsp caster sugar
½ tsp lemon juice
50g icing sugar
20ml maple syrup
Large bowl
Two medium sized pots
Baking sheet
Small bowl
Cooling rack