Apple fritters with almonds

Ingredients for 4 servings:

• 750 g apples, sour, firm variety
• 50 g sugar
• 1 lemon(s), organic, juice and zest
• 2 cl rum
• 200 g flour
• 30 g ground almonds
• 2 eggs
• 125 ml apple juice
• 125 ml white wine
• 1 pinch of salt
• 50 g almond flakes
• some powdered sugar

Instructions

Working time approx. 20 minutes; Rest time approx. 30 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 25 minutes; Total time approx. 1 hour 15 minutes

Peel the apples, core them, and cut them into 1 cm thick rings. Place the rings in a bowl, sprinkle with sugar, and drizzle with lemon juice and rum. Cover and let stand. Combine the flour, almonds, apple juice, eggs, white wine, salt, and grated lemon zest in a bowl and mix everything into a thick paste. Let stand for about 30 minutes. Dip the marinated apple rings in the batter and bake in a pan, swimming in hot fat, for about 2 minutes. Turn the cakes over and bake on the other side for another 2 minutes. Toast the flaked almonds in a second non-stick pan. Roll the apple cakes in the flaked almonds. Dust with powdered sugar and serve.