Apple Fritters - Andrew Zimmern

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons white sugar
• Several pinches salt
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/3 cup buttermilk
• 2 beaten eggs
• 1/3 cup applesauce
• 2 large Honeycrisp apples, peeled and grated or micro-diced
• Vegetable oil for frying
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 1/4 cup buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract