CHERRY FRITTERS

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Provided by @MakeItYours

Number Of Ingredients 18

1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Cherry Fritters
2 3/4 cups unbleached, all-purpose flour*
3 tablespoons Dixie Crystals Extra Fine Granulated Sugar
2 1/4 teaspoons instant yeast
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1 cup milk
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
1 egg
1 1/4 cups roughly chopped pitted sweet cherries
Vegetable oil
Glaze
1 1/4 cups Dixie Crystals Confectioners Powdered Sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
3 tablespoons milk
*Spoon & Sweep method: Use a spoon to fill measuring cup with flour until required amount is obtained. Scooping measuring cup directly into flour bag will firmly pack flour resulting in too much flour required for recipe.

Steps:

The night before frying, makedough. Briefly mix flour, sugar, yeast, and salt together using a stand mixer fitted with apaddle attachment. Beat in milk, butter, extracts, and egg until a dough forms. Switch to dough hook and knead for about 6 minutes.
Place dough (it will be sticky) into a buttered bowl and cover with plastic wrap. Refrigerate overnight.
The next day, dumpdough out onto a well-floured surface. Press into a rectangle that is approximately 12x 8-inches. Scatter cherries overdough, leaving about 1/2-inchat edges. Roll into a log along the widest side. Slice log into 12 rolls; place on flour-dusted, parchment-lined cookie sheets. Loosely cover with plastic wrap and let rise for 20-30 minutes.
Meanwhile, heat several inches of oil in a Dutch oven or large pot to 360°F. Quickly lower 2 fritters at a time into the hot oil. (Don't worry if they become a little misshapen when handling.) Fry for 1-2 minutes per side, or until golden. Monitor the oil temperature, adjusting as needed to keep between 350-370 degrees.
Remove to a wire rack and blot with paper towels. Repeat with all fritters.
Prepare glaze. Whiskpowdered sugar, extracts, and milk together until smooth. Add more milk or powdered sugar as needed. Diptop of each fritter inglaze. Letglaze set up for several minutes before serving.