Pear Fritters - New Deal Distillery

Ingredients

• 177g whole milk
• 40g melted butter
• 35g water
• 350g All Purpose flour (plus more for dusting)
• Pinch of nutmeg
• Pinch of ground cinnamon
• ½ tsp kosher salt
• 40g granulated sugar
• 1 ½ tsp yeast
• 1 large egg
• 2 pears, peeled, cored, and diced (roughly 2 cups) Bartlett or Bosc work best.
• 2 Tbsp butter
• 3 Tbsp granulated sugar
• Pinch of salt
• 1 Tbsp ground cinnamon
• Squeeze of lemon juice
• 450g Powdered sugar
• 100g New Deal Pear Brandy
• 45g whole milk
• 1 qt of neutral oil (or enough to fill a heavy bottom pot 3 inches deep) such as vegetable, canola, sunflower, or refined coconut